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Nutrition & Metabolism, 2011 Objective Many studies have shown that vegetarian diet has beneficial effects on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of vegetarian diet on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), as well as the association between IMT and ...
Liu Chang-Qin +7 more
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The impact of a vegetarian diet on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression – a systematic review
BMC Nephrology, 2023 Background A vegetarian diet is a popular alternative to the casual diet - it is considered healthy, and was proven to positively affect cardiovascular health.
Łukasz Świątek +3 more
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Update on vegetarian and vegan athletes: a review
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2021 Interest in vegetarian and vegan diets continues to grow, not only in the general population, but in the high-performing athlete. Vegetarian diets may lower risk of chronic diseases and have proposed ergogenic benefits to the athlete regarding exercise ...
Kenneth Vitale, Shawn Hueglin
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Prevalence of persons following a vegetarian diet in Germany [PDF]
Journal of Health Monitoring, 2016 People adopt a vegetarian diet for various reasons. A largely plant-based diet not only has advantages for health, it also has positive social and environmental aspects.
Gert B.M. Mensink +2 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2020 Objective: Dietary pattern analysis has emerged as a balanced and realistic approach that reflects how the food is consumed in real life. However, previous studies have overlooked the two important phases in women's life, pregnancy, and lactation.
Shantanu Sharma +4 more
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Nutrition of vegetarians in Poland – a review of research
Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2019 The first mention of a vegetarian diet in Poland appeared in the 19th century. Since then, its popularity has been growing steadily year by year. Nevertheless, it remains a controversial topic.
Paulina Skorek +2 more
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Plant Based Diets and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022 Introduction: The prevalence of diabetes in the world continues to increase. Most cases of type 2 diabetes are caused by modifiable risk factors, including unhealthy diets based on meat and processed products, low physical activity, overweight and ...
Martyna Rozenbajgier +3 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 Social norms could be a tool in dietary transition toward more sustainable diets, but the results of social norms interventions aimed at encouraging the selection of plant-based foods to date have been inconsistent.
Alya Hammami +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged ≥70 years old.
Amanda J. Rickard +15 more
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Do urban tourists prefer vegetarianism? An urban-rural comparison of vegetarian consumption in China
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 The adoption of a vegetarian diet might have public health and environmental benefits. However, little is known about urban and rural Generation Z tourists' attitudes toward vegetarianism or vegetarian consumption within the Chinese urban and rural ...
Guoyi Chen +4 more
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