Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Accumulating epidemiologic evidence has suggested favorable associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risk of type 2 diabetes, although there is a lack of a quantitative summary of evidence substantiating this important association.

Objective

To quantitatively synthesize available prospective observational evidence on the association between plant-based dietary patterns and risk of type 2 diabetes.

Data sources

A systematic search of PubMed and MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and reference lists through February 15, 2019, was conducted. Data analysis was conducted between December 2018 and February 2019.

Study selection

All prospective observational studies that examined the association between adherence to plant-based dietary patterns a

SUBMITTER: Qian F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6646993 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature