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The potential health and economic impact of plant-based food patterns in Belgium and the United Kingdom
• Plant-based food patterns, such as a soy-containing diet and the Mediterranean diet, reduce the risk on non-communicable diseases such as T2DM, CHD, stroke and certain cancers.• If 10% of the total population would commit to a high adherence of the Mediterranean diet, societal cost savings of €1.30 billion in Belgium and £5.21 billion in the UK are estimated over a time horizon of 20 years.• If 10% of the total population would commit to a high adherence of a soy-containing diet, societal cost savings of €1.53 billion in Belgium and £7.54 billion in the UK are estimated over a ti me horizon of 20 years.
Source: Nutrition - December 15, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Janne Schepers, Lieven Annemans Source Type: research