ReviewNutrients2020
Defining a Healthy Diet: Evidence for The Role of Contemporary Dietary Patterns in Health and Disease.
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501 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,045 citations in OpenAlex.
- How does culinary medicine training impact the diet-related knowledge, skills and attitudes of undergraduate medical students in Germany?-A systematic review.BMC medical education · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of 633,317 individuals shows associations between healthy diets and depression, anxiety and stress in 23 low- and middle-income countries.BMC global and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating online nutrition information: a scoping review of young adults' source preferences and criteria for credibility and trustworthiness.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Pooled it
- Anti-inflammatory diets and mental health: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials and systematic evidence syntheses.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Lifestyle eHealth and mHealth Interventions for Children and Adolescents: Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Evidence-Based Pathways to Healthy Aging: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Lifestyle Interventions for Longevity and Well-Being.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2025Pooled it
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- Does adopting a healthy diet improve periodontal parameters in patients susceptible to periodontal disease? A systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Pooled it
- Association between adhering to a dietary approach to stop hypertension and risk of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Difference in Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Mortality by Dietary Pattern Analysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Nutrition education and its public health impact in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- One-Year Weight Loss Following a Remote Culinary Medicine Program: A Bi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Trial
- Validating a Multibiomarker Panel for the Assessment of Quantity and Quality of Plant Foods in the Diet (PLAENTI): Protocol for a Parallel Group-Designed Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Trial
- A snapshot of country-specific dietary habits and obesity in European children: the Feel4Diabetes study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Contributions of diet and lifestyle to sex differences in ischaemic heart disease burden in Central Europe: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Nutrition and Green Nephrology-not only for health but also for compensation: the water footprint and its hamburger equivalent.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Review
- Processed Meats as Delivery Systems for Nutraceuticals: Technological Advances, Bioavailability, Health Benefits, and Future Perspectives.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Prioritizing Artificial Intelligence Opportunities for Food as Health in the U.S. Agrifood Value Chain.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Maternal Consumption of Fruits, Vegetables and Fruit Juices in Relation to Offspring Weight at 4 Years.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- A qualitative study of enablers and barriers to healthy eating in adults with Charcot Marie Tooth disease using the Theoretical Domains Framework and COM-B model.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
441 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The definition of what constitutes a healthy diet is continually shifting to reflect the evolving understanding of the roles that different foods, essential nutrients, and other food components play in health and disease. A large and growing body of evidence supports that intake of certain types of nutrients, specific food groups, or overarching dietary patterns positively influences health and promotes the prevention of common non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Greater consumption of health-promoting foods and limited intake of unhealthier options are intrinsic to the eating habits of certain regional diets such as the Mediterranean diet or have been constructed as part of dietary patterns designed to reduce disease risk, such as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) or Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diets. In comparison with a more traditional Western diet, these healthier alternatives are higher in plant-based foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts and lower in animal-based foods, particularly fatty and processed meats. To better understand the current concept of a "healthy diet," this review describes the features and supporting clinical and epidemiologic data for diets that have been shown to prevent disease and/or positively influence health. In total, evidence from epidemiological studies and clinical trials indicates that these types of dietary patterns reduce risks of NCDs including cardiovascular disease and cancer.
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