Eco-friendly diet slashes risk of an early death by a third, study suggests READ MORE: Vegan fake meats linked to rise in heart deaths, study suggests By Emily Stearn, Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 18:13, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 18:18, 11 June 2024 e-mail 11 shares 24 View comments Eating for the planet could slash your risk of an early grave, if new research is to be believed. Experts discovered people who stuck to what is dubbed an eco-friendly diet were almost a third less likely to die prematurely. They also had a lower risk of every leading cause of death, including cancer, heart disease and even lung disease.
US researchers said this was likely down to eating highly processed food and a high fruit and veg intake boosting the immune system. The 'planetary health diet', published in The Lancet five years ago, is a plant-heavy and meat-light diet designed to lower disease risk and agriculture's impact on climate change and the natural world. Experts discovered people who stuck to an eco-friendly diet were almost a third less likely to die prematurely.
They also had a lower risk of every leading cause of death, including cancer, heart disease and even lung disease Study author Professor Walter Willett, an expert in epidemiology and nutrition at Harvard University said: 'Changing how we eat can help slow climate change , and fortunately what’s healthiest for the planet is also best for us. 'For every major cause of death we looked at, there was a lower risk in .
