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# Cholesterol Levels Lower in Vegans
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/cholesterol_levels_lower_in_vegans_0210141155/
- Published: 2014-02-11T00:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T14:06:05.000Z
- Description: Among 1,694 people in the EPIC-Oxford study, vegans ate the most fiber and the least total and saturated fat, and had the healthiest weight of any diet group. An earlier EPIC analysis found vegans and vegetarians had 32 percent lower heart disease risk.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Diet, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Those who consume vegan diets have better cholesterol levels than people who eat meat, fish, dairy, and/or egg products, according to a study published this month in the *European Journal of Clinical Nutrition*. Researchers examined data and blood samples from 1,694 participants from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Oxford (EPIC) study. Participants were categorized as meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. Those who ate a vegan diet consumed the most fiber, the least total fat and saturated fat, and had the healthiest body weight and cholesterol levels, of all the diet groups. [A previous analysis](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=YHnyDD1Gzhq1ta8zUKxcuA&ref=foodconsumer.org) from the EPIC study found that vegan and vegetarian groups had a 32 percent lower risk of hospitalization or death from heart disease.

For more information on diet and cholesterol, visit [PCRM.org/Cholesterol](http://support.pcrm.org/site/R?i=5XJb3C4Mp1EA9dmbSbZtZA&ref=foodconsumer.org).

Bradbury KE, Crowe FL, Appleby PN, Schmidt JA, Travis RC, Key, TJ. Serum concentrations of cholesterol, apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein B in a total of 1694 meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans. *Eur J Clin Nutr*. 2014;68:178-183.