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Plant-Based Diet

According to the article, "What is a Plant-Based Diet, and Is It Healthy?" a plant-based diet consists of eating foods primarily made of plants (2022).

Benefits for the Planet

Benefits For your health

According to the article, "5 Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet," "The vitamins and minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants in plants help keep your cells healthy and your body in balance so that your immune system can function at its best" (Alexander, 2020).

According the article, "The Health Benefits of Eating a Plant-Based Diet," "Eating a vegetarian diet may lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, and may improve other risk factors for heart disease by lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol, and improving your blood sugar control" (Horton, 2023).

• Supports Immune System
• Healthier Heart

• Increases Agricultural Space
• Saves the lives of species.

According to the article, "The Benefits of Plant-Based Diets for the Planet," "griculture occupies 40% of the Earth's ice-free continent, and animal products have a big environmental effect on our croplands....if the United States ate more beans and less meat, we could free up 42% of cropland" (2023).

According to the article, The Benefits of Plant-Based Diets for thr Planet," ...a plant-based diet plan saves one animal per day, many of these being smaller animals such as fish. Not only that, but following a plant-based diet plan will save 153 kg of CO2 per year, 84 square metres of forest, and 47,3176 litres of water in a single month" (2023). .