5 Reasons Why You Should Start Eating Plant-Based Foods Todaybr br As our society evolves, we are constantly facing the need to br change our behaviors and habits to increase our health and br quality of life. We are now facing climate change, food br insecurity and over 40 of our population is suffering from br chronic disease.br br br Plant-based nutrition is one of the recent ideas put forward to improve our world and br health. Even though food regimens br are not something our doctor prescribes (yet), research shows that food has a lot to contribute to our health. It is also br a less costly option to our society than prescribing medication.