{"id":29771,"date":"2020-10-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/noticias\/consuming-more-plant-proteins-is-associated-with-greater-longevity\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T12:06:29","slug":"consuming-more-plant-proteins-is-associated-with-greater-longevity","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/consuming-more-plant-proteins-is-associated-with-greater-longevity\/","title":{"rendered":"Consuming more plant proteins is associated with greater longevity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Researchers<\/strong>from Harvard University and the Tehran University of Medical Sciences have compared the consumption of animal proteins with the absorption of plant-based proteins in relation to longevity \u2013 mortality from cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes \u2013 among 32 studies and more than 700,000 participants.<\/p>\n\n

The findings of this analysis<\/a> have important implications for public health, as plant protein intake can be increased relatively easily, replacing animal protein and could have a large effect on longevity. In addition, for every additional 3% of calories from vegetable proteins, such as legumes, grains or soybeans, the risk of dying is reduced by 5%. <\/p>\n\n

Therefore, these findings support existing dietary recommendations to increase plant protein consumption in the general population.<\/p>\n\n

The conclusions of this meta-analysis published on 22 July, whose authors include Walter Willett<\/strong><\/a>, an expert from the Bankinter Innovation Foundation’s Future Trends Forum, underpinned his recommendations, who told us in his speech: “The global consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and legumes should double, and the consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar should be reduced by more than 50%. A diet rich in plant-based foods and with fewer animal-based foods confers good health and environmental benefits.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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