ArticleNutrition & diabetes2018
Vegetarian diet, change in dietary patterns, and diabetes risk: a prospective study.
Article in Nutrition & diabetes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03204552 (Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital), which is not on this map. Cited by 52 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Comparative effects of different types of soy products on glycemic control and insulin sensitivity: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence, Management, and Associated Factors of Obesity, Hypertension, and Diabetes in Tibetan Population Compared with China Overall.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of the amount and type of carbohydrates used in type 2 diabetes diets in animal models: A systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes by Lifestyle Changes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- The Effect of a Vegan Diet on the Health Indicators and Outcomes of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Current diabetes reviews · 2025Review
- Obesity in Prediabetic Patients: Management of Metabolic Complications and Strategies for Prevention of Overt Diabetes.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2025Review
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- The Psychosocial Aspects of Vegetarian Diets: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Motivations, Risks, and Limitations in Daily Life.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Impact of vegetarianism on cognition and neuropsychological status among urban community-dwelling adults in Telangana, South India: a cross-sectional study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
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- Plant-based dietary patterns and risk of insomnia: a prospective study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- 3. Prevention or Delay of Diabetes and Associated Comorbidities: Standards of Care in Diabetes-2024.Diabetes care · 2024Review
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- Nutritional Strategies for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesVegetarian diets are inversely associated with diabetes in Westerners but their impact on Asians-whose pathophysiology differ from Westerners-is unknown. We aim to investigate the association between a vegetarian diet, change in dietary patterns and diabetes risk in a Taiwanese Buddhist population.
methodsWe prospectively followed 2918 non-smoking, non-alcohol drinking Buddhists free of diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases at baseline, for a median of 5 years, with 183 incident diabetes cases confirmed. Diet was assessed through a validated food frequency questionnaire at baseline and a simple questionnaire during follow-ups. Incident cases of diabetes were ascertained through follow-up questionnaires, fasting glucose and HbA1C. Stratified Cox Proportional Hazards Regression was used to assess the effect of diets on risk of diabetes.
resultsConsistent vegetarian diet was associated with 35% lower hazards (HR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.46, 0.92), while converting from a nonvegetarian to a vegetarian pattern was associated with 53% lower hazards (HR: 0.47, 95% CI: 0.30, 0.71) for diabetes, comparing with nonvegetarians while adjusting for age, gender, education, physical activity, family history of diabetes, follow-up methods, use of lipid-lowering medications, and baseline BMI.
conclusionVegetarian diet and converting to vegetarian diet may protect against diabetes independent of BMI among Taiwanese.
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