Plant-based dietary patterns are associated with lower body weight, BMI and waist circumference in older Australian women.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between plant-based diets (PBD) and overweight/obesity compared to regular meat eaters in older women.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Setting

1946-1951 birth cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). PBD were categorised as vegan, lacto-ovo vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian, semi-vegetarian and regular meat eaters. Outcomes included body weight (BW), BMI and waist circumference (WC).

Participants

Women who completed Survey 7 (n 9102) with complete FFQ data.

Results

Compared to regular meat eaters, BW, BMI and WC were significantly lower in pesco-vegetarians (-10·2 kg (95 % CI -5·1, -15·2); -3·8 kg/m2 (95 % CI -2·0, -5·6); -8·4 cm (95 % CI -3·9, -12·9)) and BW and BMI lower in lacto-ovo ve

SUBMITTER: Ferguson JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8825973 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature