Replacing animal-based fats with plant-based varieties could lower heart disease mortality risk by 26%

Individuals whose diets are rich in plant-based monounsaturated fatty acids are associated with a lower risk of dying from heart disease or other causes in comparison to animal-based diets rich in monounsaturated fats, according to preliminary findings presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018 on March 21 in New Orleans.