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TL;DR
A UK Biobank cohort study found that greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet was associated with a lower risk of mortality and major chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and cancer.
JAMA Network Open · 12 authors, 10 centres
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A UK Biobank cohort study found that greater adherence to a healthful plant-based diet was associated with a lower risk of mortality and major chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease and cancer.
The study used dietary assessments to classify adherence and followed participants for outcomes. The findings suggest a healthful plant-based diet is linked to better health outcomes, but the observational nature of the study limits causal inference, and residual confounding is possible.