Your Mother Is Considering Changing Her Diet to Include Only

question 28

Multiple Choice

Your mother is considering changing her diet to include only non-meat proteins to reduce her risk of developing heart disease or cancer.What evidence is available to support her decision?​

• A)Vegetarian diets contain greater amounts of heart-protective omega-3 fatty acids.
• B)Plant-based diets are usually lower in saturated fat and higher in fiber,which reduces risk of heart disease.
• C)​Substituting soy for meat proteins has resulted in a large decrease in heart disease risk.
• D)Lung cancer never develops in people eating plant-based diets.
• E)​Intakes of fruit and vegetables decrease when meat consumption decreases.

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