«A shift to a dietary pattern higher in healthful plant - based foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and lower in animal - based foods, especially red and processed meats, can
confer substantial health benefits in reducing risk of type 2 diabetes,» said Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and senior author of the study.
New research suggests that replacing saturated fats like butter, lard, and fat in red meat with unsaturated fats from plant - based foods — like olive oil, canola oil, and soybean oil — can
confer substantial health benefits.