There are truckloads of studies showing the benefits of plant-based diets on protecting your heart and your vascular system, so this new study from the American College of Cardiology should be no surprise. But this one studied data from nearly 78,000 people who are currently living with cardiometabolic disorders like obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease and it found that those who followed a healthful plant-based diet had a 17% to 24% lower risk of death from any cause, while unhealthy diets increased their risk of death by 28% to 36%. Our source for this meme is Medical Express