"The study, published Nov. 30 in the journal JAMA Network Open, looked specifically at the twins' cardiovascular health, including cholesterol levels, sugar levels, insulin levels and body weight.
After eight weeks following their respective diets, the twin siblings who ate a vegan diet had lost more weight, reduced their LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol, and experienced lower insulin levels, according to the study's findings.
'The findings from this trial suggest that a healthy plant-based diet offers a significant protective cardiometabolic advantage compared with a healthy omnivorous diet,' the study's authors wrote."