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GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) According to the American Dietic Association, vegetarian diets are associated with lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, Type 2 Diabetes and cancer risks.

After being diagnosed withcoronary artery disease, Judy Columbuss cardiologist recommended she switch toa plant based diet, so she became a vegan and has noticed a dramatic increasein energy.

Weeat a lot of beans,legumes, rice, Columbus said. Ive lost 30 pounds. Thirty pounds in 6months!

Columbus says the benefitsare also economical, and that her grocery bill has been cut in half.

Bon Secours St. FrancisClinical Dietician Jalak Patel says shes seen firsthand how patients havebenefitted from plant-based diets.

Theyvenot only improved theirlipid profile but they just had so much more energy, Patel said.

She attributes the benefitsto a lower intake of saturated fats and higher intake of fiber, vitamin c andcomplex carbohydrates.

We say 75 percent ofyour plate or meal should be fruits vegetables, whole grains, nuts seeds andbeans, she suggested. Whole food means minimally processed.

In response to thequestion, Do vegetarians and vegans get enough protein by eliminating meat?she says yes, if they are eating a properly balanced plant-based diet withmostly whole grains.

Patel argues that everyonecould benefit from eating a mostly plant-based diet, consuming meat only 25percent of the time.

I think if we go 75percent plant based is a good place to start, but its hard, she said. We area society of all or none, right? But what if we started somewhere? If youre aperson that likes to eat sausage with breakfast, maybe we change that.

However, she cautionsvegans to watch out for this B12 and Omega 3 fatty acid deficiencies.

Patel has the following generalguidelines for plant based dieting per day: at least 64 ounces of water, 5-7servings of fruits and vegetables, half a cup of beans or lentils a day and aquarter cup of nuts and seeds. She also suggests making sure that at least halfof your grains are whole and minimally processed.

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