For generations, we've known that plant-based dietary patterns were more ethical. Then we started to notice how our food system was harming the environment and using finite resources irresponsibly.  Now, thanks to over 20 000 studies getting published on plant-based nutrition in 2021 alone, we have a much clearer understanding of how adopting a plant-predominant dietary pattern can impact health, both positively and even negatively, if not well planned. 

Plant-based diets have gained popularity for the many positive impacts they have on various health outcomes.  They're shown to be associated with lower all-cause mortality and to have protective properties when looking at some of our top killers, like heart disease and cancer.  The term "plant-based" has quickly become associated with perceptions of health.  Soon enough, plant-based labels started to decorate highly processed and unhealthy foods, a clever marketing attempt for those trying to take advantage of the plant-based health halo, further confusing the uneducated consumer.

By itself, the term "plant-based" isn't always synonymous with health.  Rather, it should be seen for what it is, an umbrella term used to describe a "plant-forward" type of dietary pattern that can include anything from flexitarianism to veganism.  Considering the wide variety of healthy dietary patterns, plant-based diets could appear on either side of the spectrum.  Ultra-processed foods with added sugar, fat and sodium can be called plant-based too and aren't always health promoting.  So from now on, when I use the term "plant-based diet" and associating it with health, I'll be referring to a whole food plant-based diet that minimizes animal products and ultra-processed foods.

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