A switch to vegan diets could save the NHS £6.7 billion per year, new research reveals politics.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politics.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A new study by the Office of Health Economics shows that with 100% adoption of plant-based diets in England, the total health care cost savings for the NHS could be around £6.7 billion. Using an economic model-based analysis, authors Nadine Henderson and Chris Sampson combined estimates for the prevalence of diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, which they predict would be greatly reduced with a complete uptake of plant-based diets. They also modelled different levels of uptake in the population.