These posts are fantastic; the benefits of a good and varied plant-based diet are numerous, including lower LDL/VLDL cholesterol levels (bad cholesterol), lower tryglicerides, and higher HDL cholesterol, all of which lead to a lower cardiovascular disease risk, significantly lowering your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. It is also linked to a longer life expectancy and the beginning of cognitive impairment/dementia at a younger age.Plant-based diets offer numerous advantages, but you may get the same benefits by limiting your meat consumption and eating more fruits and vegetables. The issue with meat is that we consume much more than we need. There are some excellent videos from a doctor who discusses plant-based diets and how to stick to them; if I remember his name, I’ll amend this.