Last year, scientists published a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition which proved that you don’t have to be a carnivore to achieve your goal body. The researchers studied individuals with a variety of diet plans and found 82 per cent of participants were getting their RDA of protein, regardless of whether they ate meat or not. In fact it was shown that swapping meat and eggs for lentils, nuts and legumes could add years to someone’s life.
Now, for those of us who have been members of the vegan community and health brigade for a lengthy period of time those facts might not come as a surprise. However, for those thinking of transitioning into a full time vegan diet, it might be surprising that ‘gains’ are possible without eating meat. But science just proved it.