AI Article Synopsis
- This study tested the effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate vegan diet compared to a moderate-carbohydrate vegetarian diet for weight loss and metabolic health in individuals with type 2 diabetes.* -
- Both diets led to significant reductions in body weight, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure, but the vegan diet showed a greater potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.* -
- Overall, while both diets were effective in managing diabetes, the low-carbohydrate vegan diet was identified as a potentially more sustainable option.*
Article Abstract
Background: Low-carbohydrate, high animal fat and protein diets have been promoted for weight loss and diabetes treatment. We therefore tested the effect of a low-carbohydrate vegan diet in diabetes as a potentially healthier and more ecologically sustainable low-carbohydrate option.
Objectives: We sought to compare the effectiveness of a low-carbohydrate vegan diet with a moderate-carbohydrate vegetarian diet on weight loss and metabolic measures in diabetes.
Methods: One hundred and sixty-four male and female participants with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to advice on either a low-carbohydrate vegan diet, high in canola oil and plant proteins, or a vegetarian therapeutic diet, for 3 mo, with both diets recommended at 60% of calorie requirements. Body weight, fasting blood, blood pressure, and 7-d food records, to estimate potential greenhouse gas emissions, were obtained throughout the study with tests of cholesterol absorption undertaken at baseline and end of study on 50 participants.
Results: Both low-carbohydrate vegan and vegetarian diets similarly but markedly reduced body weight (-5.9 kg; 95% CI: -6.5, -5.28 kg; and -5.23 kg; 95% CI: -5.84, -4.62 kg), glycated hemoglobin (-0.99%; 95% CI: -1.07, -0.9%; and -0.88%; 95% CI: -0.97, -0.8%), systolic blood pressure (-4 mmHg; 95% CI: -7, -2 mmHg; and -6 mmHg; 95% CI: -8, -3 mmHg), and potential greenhouse gas emissions, but only for potential greenhouse gas emissions was there a significant treatment difference of -0.63 kgCO/d (95% CI: -0.99, -0.27 kgCO/d) favoring the low-carbohydrate vegan diet.
Conclusions: Low-carbohydrate vegan and vegetarian diets reduced body weight, improved glycemic control and blood pressure, but the more plant-based diet had greater potential reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Trial Registration Number: clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT02245399.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac203 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
This study investigates diet quality across four popular dietary patterns: Ketogenic Diet, Low-Carbohydrate Healthy-Fat, Vegetarian, and Vegan, employing the NOVA and Human Interference Scoring System (HISS) classification systems. Utilizing a modified Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and analyzing 168 participants' dietary habits, the research identifies notable differences in dietary quality among the dietary patterns. While all groups reported lower consumption of UPFs than the general population, plant-based diets demonstrated higher UPF consumption than ketogenic and low carbohydrate diets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExploring the effect of different diet types on ageing and age-related diseases.
Nutrition
January 2025
Institute of Chemical Engineering, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation.
In recent times, there has been growing interest in understanding the factors contributing to prolonged and healthy lifespans observed in specific populations, tribes, or countries. Factors such as environmental and dietary play significant roles in shaping the ageing process and are often the focus of inquiries seeking to unravel the secrets behind longevity. Among these factors, diet emerges as a primary determinant, capable of either promoting or mitigating the onset of age-related diseases that impact the ageing trajectory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiet and exercise in relation to lower extremity artery disease.
Int Angiol
August 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeD) has been associated with a reduced incidence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD)/lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in observational trials and in a randomized trial. In secondary prevention, a lower hazard ratio for composite major adverse cardiovascular events has been associated with better adherence to MeD in a relatively small, randomized trial. This has not been confirmed in a sub-analysis of a large interventional trial of dual antithrombotic treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDoes Dietary Supplement Use Increase Micronutrient Intake Adequacy in Healthy Adults with Habitual Omnivorous, Vegetarian, Vegan, and Low-Carbohydrate High-Fat Diets?
Nutrients
June 2024
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, 6310 Izola, Slovenia.
Diets omitting whole food groups pose a risk for micronutrient insufficiencies, but there are no data as to whether those are suitably attenuated with dietary supplements (DS). Micronutrient intakes with food and DSs were analyzed in 130 healthy adults: 32 vegans, 37 vegetarians, 24 following low-carbohydrate high-fat diet (LCHF), and 37 omnivores. A total of 63% used DS (84% of vegans, 75% of LCHF, 54% of vegetarians, and 46% of omnivores); however, a DS did not always tackle dietary insufficiencies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPopular Diets and Kidney Stones.
Adv Kidney Dis Health
November 2023
Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Veterans Affairs, Orlando VAMC, Orlando, FL. Electronic address:
Popular diets often influence dietary patterns, which have different implications for kidney stone risk. Despite the wide variety of popular diets, some general principles can be gleaned from investigating their potential impact on nephrolithiasis. Plant-based diets, including Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, Mediterranean, flexitarian, and vegetarian diets, may protect against nephrolithiasis when they consist largely of unprocessed plant foods, while carbohydrate-restricted diets (including high-protein diets and the ketogenic diet) may raise kidney stone risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!