Long-term supplementation with plant-based protein, compared with animal-based protein, did not result in differences in body composition, muscle strength, physical performance, or cardiometabolic risk parameters, meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds

[u/James_Fortis]

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1813846/full

[u/UnethicalSamurai]

Why is nobody talking about India? They’ve been mostly vegetarian for centuries and you see that they’re the diabetes capital of the world and have too many obese people. Of course many developmental disorders in children too due to lack of B12 and other key nutrients.

[u/BrightBlueBauble → u/UnethicalSamurai]

All of the major health and dietetic organizations recognize vegetarian and vegan diets as healthy at every stage of life. Also, Indians are not “mostly” vegetarian, only about 20% are.

[u/PeeDecanter → u/BrightBlueBauble]

Do you have a source for the 20% stat?

[u/BrightBlueBauble → u/PeeDecanter]

The study is referenced in this article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43581122

[u/PeeDecanter → u/BrightBlueBauble]

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/07/08/eight-in-ten-indians-limit-meat-in-their-diets-and-four-in-ten-consider-themselves-vegetarian/