ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2023
Association between plant-based diets and metabolic syndrome in obese adults from Iran: a cross-sectional study.
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- Ultra-processed food consumption and metabolic disease risk: an umbrella review of systematic reviews with meta-analyses of observational studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The association between plant-based diet indices and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- A narrative review of dietary patterns in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Associations of the unhealthy plant-based diet index with hsCRP and BMI in Korean adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Dietary intakes and nutritional adequacy of Australians consuming plant-based diets compared to a regular meat-eating diet.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Vegan and Plant-Based Diets in the Management of Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review from Anti-Inflammatory and Antithrombotic Perspectives.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Plant-based dietary indices association with appetite, appetite regulating peptides and gut microbiota in healthy women: a cross-sectional study.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Metabolic Syndrome Prevention Potential of Tamarillo: Phytochemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Enzyme Inhibition Before and After Digestion.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Plant-based diet adherence is associated with metabolic health status in adults living with and without obesity.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Association between nut consumption and metabolic syndrome in Korean adults: results from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study-Health Examinees.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- The association between composite dietary antioxidant index and diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients: evidence from the NHANES.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common chronic disease with several complications. Given that, studies on the association of plant-based diet indices (PDIs) with risk of MetS among adults with obesity, are limited, we aimed to examine the association between PDIs (including overall PDI, healthy PDI (hPDI), unhealthy PDI (uPDI)) and MetS in Iranian adults with obesity.
methodsIn Tabriz, Iran, a total of 347 adults between the ages of 20 and 50 participated in this cross-sectional research study. We created an overall PDI, hPDI, and uPDI from validated semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) data. To investigate the association between hPDI, overall PDI, uPDI, and MetS and its components, a binary logistic regression analysis was performed.
resultsThe average age was 40.78 ± 9.23 years, and the average body mass index was 32.62 ± 4.80 kg/m
conclusionWe found a direct significant association between uPDI and odds of hyperglycemia in the whole population of study. Future large-scale, prospective studies on PDIs and the MetS are necessary to confirm these findings.
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