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Extended essay: To what extent does a plant-based diet lower the risk of coronary artery disease?

Lower consumption of fat was correlated with higher mortality rates in vegetarian men, therefore it can be assumed that women of all dietary groups were at higher risk for developing coronary artery disease because of their higher fat 13 Roland Phillips, ‘’Coronary heart disease mortality among Seventh-Day Adventists with differing dietary habits: a preliminary report’’, the American journal of clinical nutrition, http:// ajcn.nutrition.org/content/31/10/S191.abstract? ijkey=18706be5e362ceac27ce659a27a82ac2364d4219&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha, 01.10.2016 8 consumption. In addition to that, it is notable that the female body is naturally designed to store more fat for reproductive purposes. Researchers have found that oestrogen, a primary female sex hormone, is what reduces fatty acid oxidation and is, as a result, responsible for increased body fat in women.14 A clear indicator to why vegetarian women were at the highest risk for developing