Understanding Alternative Dietary Proteins

Numerous publications suggest compliance with plant-based dietary patterns may reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes (Satija, Bhupathiraju, Rimm, et al. 2016), hypertension, and cardiovascular disease (Satija and Hu 2018). Plant-based diets have also been associated with improved intestinal health (Albenberg and Wu 2014), possibly mental health (although the evidence is controversial and inconsistent) (Lavallee, Zhang, Michalak, et al. 2019), and perhaps visual acuity (Lon…