Numerous studies show that a higher percentage of vegetables in the diet correlates to better health. That is good news for anyone, because it means that no matter what your diet is, it can be improved by swapping non-vegetable calories for vegetables (for example: a chicken breast can be swapped for some baked tempeh).
The “Blue Zones” around the world, where people tend to live the longest in the world, have several things in common, but the biggest factor is that vegetables (in their natural form or close to it) make up the biggest percentage of their diets.
What are the three pillars of veganism? They are the three big reasons to go plant-based – personal health, environmental health and animal welfare. Any one of these three is a good enough reason on its own.
