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Trial reportEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2024

Does diet quality matter? A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.

Hana Kahleova, Haley Brennan, Tatiana Znayenko-Miller, Richard Holubkov, Neal D Barnard

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Trial report in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02939638 (A Randomized, Controlled Trial on Diet, Insulin Sensitivity, and Postprandial Metabolism), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial on Diet, Insulin Sensitivity, and Postprandial Metabolism

TypeinterventionalSponsorPhysicians Committee for Responsible MedicineRan2016 to 2019Enrolled220ConditionsOverweight, Obesity, Insulin ResistanceArmsPlant-based diet, Control Diet
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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hana KahleovaPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. hkahelova@pcrm.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0491-3993
Haley BrennanPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Tatiana Znayenko-MillerPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
Richard HolubkovSchool of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Neal D BarnardPhysicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This secondary analysis assessed the association of a plant-based index (PDI), healthful (hPDI), and unhealthful (uPDI), with weight loss in overweight adults. Participants (n = 244) were randomly assigned to a vegan (n = 122) or control group (n = 122) for 16 weeks. Three-day dietary records were analyzed and PDI indices were calculated. A repeated measure ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. All three scores increased in the vegan group; the effect sizes were: PDI +10.6 (95% CI +8.6 to +12.6; p < 0.001); hPDI +10.9 (95% CI +8.4 to +13.4; p < 0.001); and uPDI +5.4 (95% CI +3.4 to +7.4; p < 0.001). The change in all three scores significantly correlated with change in body weight: PDI (r = -0.40; p < 0.001); hPDI (r = -0.37; p < 0.001); and uPDI (r = -0.21; p = 0.002). These findings suggest that minimizing the consumption of animal products and oil may be an effective weight loss strategy in overweight adults. ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02939638.

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Diet, VegetarianOverweightAdultDietDiet, VeganHumansWeight Loss

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PMID38012413
PMCPMC10927534

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