Positive health effects of going veggie or vegan
a 26-year follow-up found that those who swapped animal protein for plant protein had lower all cause mortality and CVD[1]
Satija, A., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Rimm, E. B., Spiegelman, D., Chiuve, S. E., Borgi, L., ... & Hu, F. B. (2016). Plant-based dietary patterns and incidence of type 2 diabetes in US men and women: results from three prospective cohort studies. PLoS medicine, 13(6), e1002039.