Also, consuming red meat and other types of processed meat seems to be leading to faster deterioration of one’s health, leading to premature death, according to a published study of American researchers. Men who suffer from prostate cancer could reverse the progress of their illness, should they decide to make some important changes in their diet and overall lifestyle and turn vegan. Moreover, according to a rather recent 2012 study, it would seem that people who follow diets that are entirely based on plants can either considerably diminish or eradicate their genetic propensity of developing heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.