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.
«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.