Editing Plant-based diet (section)

{{short description|Diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods}}
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{{About|designed diets which consist mostly or entirely of plant-based foods|the natural behavior of feeding from plants (phytophagy)|Herbivore}}
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A '''plant-based diet''' is a [[Diet (nutrition)|diet]] consisting mostly or entirely of [[plant|plant-based foods]].<ref name="Hargreaves 2023">{{cite journal|vauthors=Hargreaves SM, Rosenfeld DL, Moreira AV, Zandonadi RP|year=2023|title=Plant-based and vegetarian diets: an overview and definition of these dietary patterns|journal=European Journal of Nutrition|url=|volume=62|issue=3|pages=1109–1121|doi=10.1007/s00394-023-03086-z|pmid=36681744|s2cid=256079863 }}</ref><ref name="BDA">{{cite web|date=2024|title=Vegetarian, vegan and plant-based diet: Food fact sheet|url=https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/vegetarian-vegan-plant-based-diet.html|publisher=[[British Dietetic Association]]}}</ref> It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of [[Animal product|animal products]] and high amounts of [[Dietary fiber|fiber-rich]]<ref name=“Columbia”>{{cite web|date=April 15, 2022|title=What is a plant-based diet, and is it healthy?|url=https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/what-plant-based-diet-and-it-healthy|publisher=[[Columbia University Irving Medical Center]]}}</ref> plant products such as [[vegetables]], [[fruits]], [[whole grains]], [[legume]]s, [[Nut (fruit)|nuts]], [[List of edible seeds|seeds]], [[List of culinary herbs and spices|herbs and spices]].<ref name="sajita">{{cite journal | vauthors = Satija A, Hu FB | title = Plant-based diets and cardiovascular health | journal = Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine | volume = 28 | issue = 7 | pages = 437–441 | date = October 2018 | pmid = 29496410 | pmc = 6089671 | doi = 10.1016/j.tcm.2018.02.004 | quote = Plant-based diets, defined in terms of low frequency of animal food consumption, have been increasingly recommended for their health benefits. }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hemler EC, Hu FB | title = Plant-Based Diets for Personal, Population, and Planetary Health | journal = Advances in Nutrition | volume = 10 | issue = Suppl_4 | pages = S275–S283 | date = November 2019 | pmid = 31728495 | pmc = 6855934 | doi = 10.1093/advances/nmy117 | quote = The term “plant-based diets” encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain lower amounts of animal products and higher amounts of plant products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds... | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Plant-based: Definition and usage examples |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/plant-based |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Plant-based diets may also be [[Veganism|vegan]] or [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]], but do not have to be,<ref name="hemler">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hemler EC, Hu FB | title = Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: All Plant Foods Are Not Created Equal | journal = Current Atherosclerosis Reports | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 18 | date = March 2019 | pmid = 30895476 | doi = 10.1007/s11883-019-0779-5 | quote = Contrary to popular belief, plant-based diets do not have to be vegan or vegetarian. | s2cid = 84842104 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| vauthors = McManus KD |date=26 September 2018|title=What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it?|url=https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-and-why-should-you-try-it-2018092614760|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Harvard Health|language=en|quote=Plant-based or plant-forward eating patterns focus on foods primarily from plants. This includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. It doesn’t mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or dairy.}}</ref> as they are defined in terms of high frequency of plants and low frequency of [[Animal source foods|animal food consumption]].<ref name=sajita/><ref name=hemler/>