Evidence Record
Taiwan
East Asia
Heart Disease
42 / 100k
Plant-Based Score
79%
Life Expectancy
80.9 yr
Alzheimer's Prevalence
1.8%
Other Causes of Death (per 100k / yr)
Stroke 40
Cancer 135
Respiratory 32
Diabetes 9
Kidney Disease 16
Taiwan Vegetarian study: Buddhist vegetarians show 40% lower cancer mortality and significantly reduced CVD vs. non-vegetarians.
Taiwan Vegetarian Study · Chiu et al., 2015
→ 40% lower cancer mortality in vegetarians