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23 may be the per centage reduction in diabetes risk associated with a plant-based diet.5 The link between veganism and type-2 diabetes is even more pronounced, at 30 per cent, when the diet is a healthy one: lots of fruits, veg and wholegrains, rather than refined carbs and sugars.