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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2019

The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diets on Gut Microbiota.

Aleksandra Tomova, Igor Bukovsky, Emilie Rembert, Willy Yonas, Jihad Alwarith, Neal D Barnard, Hana Kahleova

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 383 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

383 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Aleksandra TomovaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Physiology, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Igor BukovskyCenter for Clinical Nutrition, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Emilie RembertPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Willy YonasPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Jihad AlwarithPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Neal D BarnardPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.
Hana KahleovaPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The difference in gut microbiota composition between individuals following vegan or vegetarian diets and those following omnivorous diets is well documented. A plant-based diet appears to be beneficial for human health by promoting the development of more diverse and stable microbial systems. Additionally, vegans and vegetarians have significantly higher counts of certain

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fibergut microbiotanutritionplant-based dietpostbiotics

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PMCPMC6478664

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