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By Catherine Bennet Updated on 03/19/2021

A plug for eating more plants

I once heard a well-known cardiologist speaking at a conference say that if everyone went vegan, cardiologists would be out of business. While that’s a bit of hyperbole, new evidence suggests he was on to something.

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association this month suggests that in middle-aged adults, eating a plant-based diet reduces the risk of developing cardiac disease, death from cardiac disease, and death from any cause. Read the study here: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012865

Skip the meat with these recipes:

Pasta Salad with Tomato and Eggplant https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/warm-pasta-salad-with-tomatoes-and-eggplant
Sweet Potato Curry https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/sweet-potato-and-red-lentil-curry
Cauliflower Tacos https://www.foodnetwork.ca/everyday-cooking/blog/dinnertime-done-right-coconut-crusted-cauliflower-tacos/
And countless more to be found on the vast internet…

Or have someone else do the cooking at these amazing local vegetarian restaurants:

Fancy Radish https://www.fancyradishdc.com/
Beefsteak (don’t let the name fool you!) http://beefsteakveggies.com/
Fare Well https://www.eatfarewell.com/

Catherine Bennet, MD

Dr. Bennet is board-certified in cardiology. She is among the top rated cardiologists in the area and sees patients with all cardiac conditions. Dr. Bennet received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and completed her residency training in internal medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has published multiple peer reviewed articles and presented at national meetings on topics in international cardiology and quality improvement in cardiovascular care delivery. She is an active member and fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and is on the board of the Maryland Chapter of the ACC.