People who eat more plant-based protein may live longer than those who get more protein from meat, a Japanese study suggests. Researchers followed almost 71,000 middle-aged Japanese adults for an average of almost 20 years. They compared people who ate the smallest amount of plant protein to those who ate the largest amount. The researchers found that those who ate the most were 13 percent less likely to die during the study. They were also 16 percent less likely to die of cardiovascular causes. Frank Hu is a medical doctor and the head of the department of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. He told the Reuters news service that earlier studies have shown that eating more animal protein is linked to chronic disease and death. He said earlier studies also have shown that eating more plant protein is linked with lower health risks.
Title: Eating More Plant Protein May Help You Live Longer
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Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts.</span> <span data-start-time='58208' data-end-time='69521'>He told the Reuters news service that earlier studies have shown that eating more animal protein is linked to chronic disease and death.</span> <span data-start-time='69521' data-end-time='77958'>He said earlier studies also have shown that eating more plant protein is linked with lower health risks.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/plant.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13563 data-hint-location='58208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/what_does_chronic_mean.wav'>What does chronic mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='continue over time'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/eat_more_plant_foods.wav'><span>eat more plant foods</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/continue_over_time.wav'><span>continue over time</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/disease_and_death.wav'><span>disease and death</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/animal_protein.wav'><span>animal protein</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13564 data-hint-location='58208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/what_is_eating_animal_protein_linked_to.wav'>What is eating animal protein linked to?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='disease and death'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/better_life_skills.wav'><span>better life skills</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/more_income.wav'><span>more income</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/lower_health_risks.wav'><span>lower health risks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/disease_and_death.wav'><span>disease and death</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13565 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/people_who_eat_plant_proteins_may__blank_.wav'>People who eat plant proteins may <span class='blank'>live longer</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='live longer'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/live_longer.wav'><span>live longer</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/have_more_fun.wav'><span>have more fun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/enjoy_life.wav'><span>enjoy life</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3617/die_sooner.wav'><span>die sooner</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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