Moving away from meat to plants as a main source of protein will do wonders for your heart, new research finds.

Regularly eating more plant-based than animal protein may significantly lower your cardiovascular and coronary heart disease risk.

Switching to plant-based proteins significantly reduces heart disease risks, a 30-year Harvard study finds. A diet with a 1:2 plant-to-animal protein ratio can lower cardiovascular disease by 19 per cent and coronary heart disease by 27 per cent.