Relationship of vegetarianism with body weight loss and ASCVD.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The association between a plant-based diet and weight loss and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) has not been fully elucidated. We performed a pooled analysis and Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate this question.

Methods

We searched for randomized controlled trials on the effects of a plant-based diet on weight loss compared with a non-plant-based diet. In addition, a two-sample MR study was conducted. IVs were obtained from the genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on the exposures, and we obtained summary statistics on the outcomes. The inverse-variance weighted (IVW) method was used as the main analysis and other MR methods were performed as supplementary analyses.

Results

Individuals on the plant-based diet lost more we

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11389726 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature