ReviewJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2017
A plant-based diet for overweight and obesity prevention and treatment.
Review in Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Anthropometric and Cardiometabolic Markers in Adults: An Umbrella Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association of monetary diet cost of foods and diet quality in Spanish older adults.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Adolescents as Agents of Parental Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Change: COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersTrial
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- Effect of Plant-Based Diets on Energy Metabolism and Metabolic Functions.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- The Gut Microbiome in Human Obesity: A Comprehensive Review.Biomedicines · 2025Review
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- Perceived motivators and barriers to consuming a plant-based diet: a qualitative research study.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Plant-based dietary indices association with appetite, appetite regulating peptides and gut microbiota in healthy women: a cross-sectional study.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- The Influence of a Plant-Based Diet on Skin Health: Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Skin Healing, and Plant-Based Sources of Micro- and Macro-Nutrients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Exercise-Induced cytokines, diet, and inflammation and their role in adipose tissue metabolism.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Biopurification using non-growing microorganisms to improve plant protein ingredients.NPJ science of food · 2024Article
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- Empowering Medical Students: Unveiling the Benefits of Nutrition Seminars and Plant-Based Diets in Medical School Education.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Article
- Dietary Behavior and Determinants of Diet Quality among Primary Health Care Patients in Poland.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Prepregnancy plant-based diets and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Article
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- Relationship of vegetarianism with body weight loss and ASCVD.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Nutritional Status, Intentions and Motivations towards Adopting a Planetary Health Diet-A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
The goal of this paper is to review the evidence related to the effect of plant-based dietary patterns on obesity and weight loss, including both observational and intervention trials. Literature from plant-based diets (PBDs) epidemiological and clinical trial research was used to inform this review. In addition, data on dietary quality, adherence, and acceptability were evaluated and are presented. Both clinical trials and observational research indicate an advantage to adoption of PBDs for preventing overweight and obesity and promoting weight loss. PBDs may also confer higher levels of diet quality than are observed with other therapeutic diet approaches, with similar levels of adherence and acceptability. Future studies should utilize health behavior theory to inform intervention development and delivery of PBDs studies and new technologies to bring interventions to scale for greater public health impact. Research examining PBDs and weight loss is also needed with more diverse populations, including older adults. Based on the available evidence, PBDs should be considered a viable option for the treatment and prevention of overweight and obesity.
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