ArticleDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2022
A vegan diet improves insulin resistance in individuals with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Dietary patterns and testosterone balance: a review of clinical data and perspectives.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Vegan and Plant-Based Diets in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review from Anti-Inflammatory and Antithrombotic Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Lifestyle Interventions for Treatment and Remission of Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- The Association Between Plant-Based Diet and Gallstone Disease: A Case-Control Study.Middle East journal of digestive diseases · 2025Article
- Remission of Type 2 Diabetes After Treatment With a High-Fiber, Low-Fat, Plant-Predominant Diet Intervention: A Case Series.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
- Cardiometabolic Risk Clustering and Surrogate Markers of Insulin Resistance in Adolescents.International journal of applied & basic medical researchArticle
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backgroundA vegan diet has benefits on weight reduction and on the parameters of glucose and lipid metabolism. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the efficacy of plant-based diets on insulin resistance and blood lipids in patients with obesity.
methodsPubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched for available papers published up to March 2021. The primary outcome was insulin resistance which was assessed by Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR), other metabolic parameters measures including the pre/post-diet changes in triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol. All analyses were performed using the random-effects model.
resultsSix studies (seven datasets) were included. Compared with baseline, the plant-based diet improved the HOMA-IR (SMD = 1.64, 95%CI 0.95, 2.33; I
conclusionsIn obese individuals with insulin resistance, a vegan diet improves insulin resistance and dyslipidemia, except for triglycerides.
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