
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As more people are advised to shun meat, a new study from Australia adds to evidence that a vegetarian diet can help improve heart health.A review of 20 prior investigations found that folks who followed a vegetarian diet for six months, on average, saw improvements in cholesterol, blood sugar and body weight.The study analysis “provides support to the current knowledge that eating more plant foods, fewer animal foods or lean, low-fat animal foods is a supporter of health,†said Connie Diekman, a food and nutrition consultant and former president of the U.S. Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.Another expert, who was also not involved with the study, agreed.“The research is pretty clear and consistent that eating more plant foods is...