Does a vegetarian diet reduce the risk of death from ischemic heart disease?

• Compared to a non-vegetarian diet, a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease.

• ︎However, a Vegetarian diet did not affect the overall death rate due to cardiovascular illness.

• Thus, it is recommended that those with risk factors for coronary artery disease should consider a vegetarian diet.

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667721000374