Is a vegan diet better for your health?
Is there any evidence to show that vegans are likely to live longer or are less likely to get certain diseases? And what impact do alternative meat products have on your health?
The number of vegans is on the rise in many parts of the world, with many people swearing by the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. But is a vegan diet really better for your health? Is there any evidence to show that vegans are likely to live longer? And what about the new, highly processed meat analogues becoming increasingly available in supermarkets and restaurants menus? They look, feel and taste just like meat products but what affect are they having on our health? To find out more, presenter Anand Jagatia talks to the experts and joins listener Samantha in following a vegan diet.
Presenter Anand Jagatia
Produced by Caroline Steel for the BBC World Service
(Photo: Healthy vegan food with herbs and spices. Credit: Getty Images)
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Are vegans less likely to get certain diseases?
Duration: 01:35
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- Fri 27 Sep 201919:32GMTBBC World Service except South Asia
- Sat 28 Sep 201923:32GMTBBC World Service
- Mon 30 Sep 201904:32GMTBBC World Service Online, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Europe and the Middle East only
- Mon 30 Sep 201905:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean & South Asia only
- Mon 30 Sep 201906:32GMTBBC World Service East and Southern Africa & East Asia only
- Mon 30 Sep 201910:32GMTBBC World Service West and Central Africa
- Mon 30 Sep 201913:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia
- Mon 30 Sep 201917:32GMTBBC World Service South Asia
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