A low-fat vegan diet cuts food costs by 19%, or $1.80 per day, when compared with a standard American diet that included meat, dairy, and other animal products, according to new research by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in JAMA Network Open. The study also found that a Mediterranean diet costs 60 cents more per day compared to the standard American diet. Total food costs were 25% lower, $2.40 per day, on a vegan diet, compared with the Mediterranean diet.
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