Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Cardiometabolic Risk in People With or at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Plant-based diets are known to improve cardiometabolic risk in the general population, but their effects on people at high risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain inconclusive.

Objective

To assess the association of vegetarian diets with major cardiometabolic risk factors, including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and body weight in people with or at high risk of CVDs.

Data sources

This meta-analysis was registered before the study was conducted. Systematic searches performed included Embase, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL from inception until July 31, 2021.

Study selection

Eligible randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that delivered vegetarian diets in adults with or at high risk o

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10369207 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature