ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Vegetarian Diet: An Overview through the Perspective of Quality of Life Domains.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of vegetarian diets on CRP: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in adults.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
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- Influence of Diet, Dietary Products and Vitamins on Age-Related Cataract Incidence: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- The impact of a vegetarian diet on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression - a systematic review.BMC nephrology · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Plant-Based Diets on Gut Microbiota: A Systematic Review of Interventional Studies.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Sustainable Diets as Tools to Harmonize the Health of Individuals, Communities and the Planet: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of a new plant-based high-energy oral nutritional supplement in adult malnourished patients: an open-label, randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Trial
- Exposure misclassification of self-reported vegetarian diet and its impact on health outcomes.International journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Plant-derived nanovesicles: the intelligent nanoplatforms for therapeutics and drug delivery.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Efficacy, Tolerability, and Microbiome Effects Toward Personalized Management.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Review
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- Intersectional inequalities in the health-happiness link via HRQoL across sex, age, and education level.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Comparative nutritional assessment of vegetarian and nonvegetarian ready-to-eat foods.Clinical nutrition research · 2026Article
- From Gut to Heart: Targeting Trimethylamine N-Oxide as a Novel Strategy in Heart Failure Management.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Improving perceptions of cultivated meat and plant-based proteins in Singapore.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- bFuzzy logic-based approach for porcine DNA determination in meat products.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Development of a Clean-Label Meat-Free Alternative to Deli Ham.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Increasing Life Expectancy with Plant Polyphenols: Lessons from the Mediterranean and Japanese Diets.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Association between vegetarian diet and risk of frailty in Chinese older adults: a prospective study.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Plant-Based and Plant-Predominant Diets Among Healthcare Students: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
Vegetarianism has gained more visibility in recent years. Despite the well-described effects of a vegetarian diet on health, its influence on the quality of life of the individuals who follow it still needs to be properly investigated. Quality of life relates to a subjective perception of well-being and functionality, and encompasses four main life domains: physical, psychological, social, and environmental. The adoption of a vegetarian diet, despite being a dietary pattern, could potentially influence and be influenced by all of these domains, either positively or negatively. This review aims to present an overview of the background, conceptualization, features, and potential effects of vegetarianism in all quality of life domains. The choice of adopting a vegetarian diet could have positive outcomes, such as better physical health, positive feelings related to the adoption of a morally correct attitude, an increased sense of belonging (to a vegetarian community), and lower environmental impact. Other factors, however, could have a negative impact on the quality of life of those choosing to abstain from meats or other animal products, especially when they go beyond one's control. These include the environment, the social/cultural group in which a person is inserted, gender-based differences, economic aspects, and a limited access to a wide variety of plant-based foods. It is important to understand all the effects of adopting a vegetarian diet-beyond its nutritional aspects. Not only do studies in this area provide more consistent data, but they may also contribute to mitigating all factors that might prevent individuals from adopting a vegetarian diet, or that may have a negative impact on the quality of life of those who already follow it.
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