Meat or veg? Plant-based protein is linked to a longer life, research shows

A global study by experts at the University of Sydney has shown that countries which consume more plant-based proteins — such as chickpeas, tofu and peas — have longer adult life expectancies.

Published in Nature Communications, Dr Alistair Senior, PhD candidate Caitlin Andrews and their team in the Charles Perkins Centre studied food supply and demographic data between 1961-2018 from 101 countries, with the data corrected to account for population size and wealth, to understand whether…

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