Various studies highlighting the benefits of ditching meat from the diet.
Vegetarians have lower levels of triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL (bad) cholesterol than omnivores:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17364116
Health effects of vegan diets:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/89/5/1627S.full
Vegetarian diet may promote allergy protection:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21048771
Vegetarians have significantly lower heart disease mortality and cancer incidence:
http://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/337301
A high-carb low-fat (vegan) diet can reduce total and LDL cholesterol and lead to modest weight reduction:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9805219
Lesser consumption of animal products may improve mood and decrease anxiety:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22333737
Low intake of dietary cholesterol can prevent heart disease:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3052353
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16596800
Vegetarians have lower risk of ischemic heart disease:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/97/3/597.full.pdf
Vegans and vegetarians have lower blood pressure and prevalence of hypertension:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12372158
Beneficial association between vegetarian diet and cardiovascular risk factors:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25343719
African-American vegans have better cardiovascular disease risk factors than lacto-ovovegetarians:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9791838
Physicians should recommend Plant-Based diets to their patients:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23704846
Vegans and vegetarians have lower BMI than meat eaters:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12833118
Plant-based diets can reduce risk of heart disease and stroke:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12936948
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431999
Whole foods, plant-based diet relieves symptoms of osteoarthritis:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25815212
Plant-based diets may reduce risk of metabolic syndrome:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25084991
Vegetarian and vegan diets reduce risk of cancer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21407994
Health benefits of vegetarian diet far outweigh the potential risks:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15806870
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24964573
Plant-based diets decrease risk of colorectal cancer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25592002
Vegetarian diets reduce risk of colorectal cancer:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25751512
Letter regarding marketing – Plant-based diets are not nutritionally deficient:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854817/
Vegetarian diets have significant benefits for weight reduction:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26138004
Vegetarian diet is associated with lower blood pressure:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24566947
Vegetarian diets have more beneficial effects on health than standard American/European diet:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7635375
Vegans/vegetarians have lower risk of cancer:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23169929
Vegan proteins may reduce risk of cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10687887
Vegan diet leads to lower risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10943644
Long-term low-calorie low-protein vegan diet and endurance exercise are associated with low cardiometabolic risk:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17518696
Vegetarians have better antioxidant and heart disease profiles than healthy omnivores:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15474873
Longest Living Population – Ten years of life: Is it a matter of choice?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11434797
Low Carbohydrate Diets and mortality:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20820038
Plant foods have a complete Protein Amino Acid profile:
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/25/e197.full
Mortality in vegetarians and comparable non-vegetarians in the United Kingdom:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4691673/
Comparison of Nutritional Quality of the Vegan, Vegetarian, Semi-Vegetarian, Pesco-Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diet:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3967195/
Beyond Meatless, the Health Effects of Vegan Diets: Findings from the Adventist Cohorts:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4073139/
The Health Advantage of a Vegan Diet: Exploring the Gut Microbiota Connection:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4245565/
Comparative metabolomics in vegans and omnivores reveal constraints on diet-dependent gut microbiota metabolite production:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4583329/
High compliance with dietary recommendations in a cohort of meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians, and vegans: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition–Oxford study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4844163/
Vegetarians live longer than omnivores, even when controlling for other health factors:
http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/health/go-vegetarian-live-longer-20140717
