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Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Opting for a plant-based diet may help reduce the incidence and mortality rates of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

The purpose of this study was to undertake a meta-analysis of data compiled from 76 scientific publications that focused on the link between the intake of a plant-based diet and the risk of developing and dying from cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. More than 2 million men and women were recruited for this study. 

Researchers discovered that devout consumption of plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains, resulted in a significant decrease in cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease development and mortality risk. This study suggests that healthy plant-food eating may confer an individual with adequate protection against cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

Research Summary Information

  • 2023
  • Yeli Wang, Binkai Liu, Han Han, Yang Hu, Lu Zhu, Eric B Rimm, Frank B Hu, Qi Sun
  • Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. CAS Key Laboratory of Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA. qisun@hsph.harvard.edu. Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. qisun@hsph.harvard.edu. Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. qisun@hsph.harvard.edu. #Contributed equally.
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