Effects of a dietary intervention with lacto-ovo-vegetarian and Mediterranean diets on apolipoproteins and inflammatory cytokines: results from the CARDIVEG study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Apolipoproteins have been recently proposed as novel markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, evidence regarding effects of diet on apolipoproteins is limited.

Aim

To compare the effects of Mediterranean diet (MD) and lacto-ovo vegetarian diet (VD) on apolipoproteins and traditional CVD risk factors in participants with low-to-moderate CVD risk.

Methods

Fifty-two participants (39 women; 49.1 ± 12.4 years), followed MD and VD for 3 months each. Medical and dietary information was collected at the baseline. Anthropometric parameters and blood samples were obtained at the beginning and the end of interventions.

Results

MD and VD resulted in significant improvement in anthropometric and lipid profiles. Both diets led to a reduction in most

SUBMITTER: Pagliai G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10832112 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature