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pescovegetarian diet; pesco-vegetarian diet; pescatarian diet

A diet that excludes all meats except fish & seafood, typically allows dairy products & eggs but is otherwise a vegetarian diet. Benefits: - 34% lower coronary disease mortality than non-vegetarians [1] - among 7th Day Adventists pesco-vegetarians with the lowest risks for - all-cause mortality - cardiovascular disease mortality - other-cause mortality compared to - vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, semi-vegetarians, & non-vegetarians - lowers all-cause mortality [2] a) benefit greater in men b) pescovegetarian diet marginally better than vegan diet - reduced risk of colorectal cancer (RR=0.57) [3] - lowers risk of ischemic heart disease (RR=0.87) vs meat eaters [4] - vegan & pesco-vegetarian diets associated with significantly higher eGFR vs with nonvegetarian diets in patients with chronic kidney disease [5] - pescovegetarian does not increase risk of stroke [4]

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    1. Van Horn L, Carson JA, Appel LJ et K Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/ American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2016 Nov 29;134(22):e505-e529. PMID: 27789558 - [No authors listed] Correction to: Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2016 Nov 29;134(22):e534. PMID: 27895029
    2. Orlich MJ et al Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;():1-8. PMID: 23836264 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1691919 - Baron RB Should We All Be Vegetarians? Comment on "Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Mortality in Adventist Health Study 2" JAMA Intern Med. 2013;():1-2. PMID: 23836265 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1691926
    3. Orlich MJ et al Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Colorectal Cancers. JAMA Intern Med. Published online March 09, 2015 PMID: 25751512 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2174939
    4. Tong TYN, Appleby PN, Bradbury KE et al Risks of ischaemic heart disease and stroke in meat eaters, fish eaters, and vegetarians over 18 years of follow-up: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study. BMJ 2019;366:l4897 PMID: 31484644 https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l4897 - Lawrence MA, McNaughton SA Vegetarian diets and health. BMJ 2019;366:l5272 PMID: 31484646 https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l5272
    5. Butler FM, Mathew RO, Sveen LE, Fraser GE. Vegetarian Dietary Patterns and Diet-Related Metabolites Are Associated With Kidney Function in the Adventist Health Study-2 Cohort. J Ren Nutr. 2025 Nov 25:S1051-2276(25)00243-2. PMID: 41308715 Free article. https://www.jrnjournal.org/article/S1051-2276(25)00243-2/fulltext