Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · University of Florence · +1 more institution
Abstract
Beneficial effects of vegetarian and vegan diets on health outcomes have been supposed in previous studies.
Aim of this study was to clarify the association between vegetarian, vegan diets, risk factors for chronic diseases, risk of all-cause mortality, incidence, and mortality from cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, total cancer and specific type of cancer (colorectal, breast, prostate and lung), through meta-analysis.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 48.22
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 25
Authors
5- MDMonica DinuCorresponding
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence
- RARosanna Abbate
University of Florence
- GFGian Franco Gensini
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, University of Florence
- ACAlessandro Casini
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, University of Florence
- FSFrancesco Sofi
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, University of Florence
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Incidence (geometry)
- Meta-analysis
- Internal medicine
- Prospective cohort study
- Cohort study
- Breast cancer
- Relative risk
- Good health and well-being