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A plant-based diet minimizes animal foods like meat, eggs, and dairy. Crystal Cox/Business Insider
- A plant-based diet means eating more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
- You should minimize your intake of animal foods like meat, eggs, and dairy, but you don’t need to exclude these foods entirely.
- Research has found that a plant-based diet is very beneficial, as it can improve heart health, reduce your risk of cancer and diabetes, and even help the environment.
- Visit Insider’s Health Reference library for more advice.
Plant-based diets are becoming more popular as Americans seek