A healthy plant-based diet is favorably associated with cardiometabolic risk factors among participants of South Asian ancestry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plant-based diets are recommended for chronic disease prevention, yet there has been little focus on plant-based diet quality among participants of South Asian ancestry who consume a predominantly plant-based diet.

Objectives

We evaluated cross-sectional and prospective associations between plant-based diet quality and cardiometabolic risks among participants of South Asian ancestry who are living in the United States.

Methods

We included 891 participants of South Asian ancestry who completed the baseline visit in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. The prospective analysis included 735 participants who completed exam 2 (∼5 years after baseline). The plant-based diet quality was assessed using 3 indices: an ove

SUBMITTER: Bhupathiraju SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755998 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature