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vegan diet
In reference to a diet of only products NOT derived from animals.
Indications:
- a healthy vegan diet offers a protective cardiometabolic advantage vs a healthy omnivorous diet [2]
- short-term vegan diet is associated with epigenetic age benefits & reduced calorie intake [4]
- an anti-inflammatory diet [5]
- dietary advanced glycation end-products are unchanged on a Mediterranean diet but decrease on a low-fat vegan diet [5]
- weight reduction [5]
Complications:
- osteopenia, osteoporosis
Management:
- strength training has a positive effect on bone health
References
- Melville NA
Strength Training Overcomes Bone Effects of Vegan Diet.
Medscape. August 12, 2022
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/979137
- Wakolbinger-Habel R, Reinweber M, Konig J et al
Self-reported Resistance Training Is Associated With Better HR-pQCT-derived
Bone Microarchitecture in Vegan People.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Sep 28;107(10):2900-2911.
PMID: 35924941
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article-abstract/107/10/2900/6651590
- Landry MJ, Ward CP, Cunanan KM
Cardiometabolic Effects of Omnivorous vs Vegan Diets in Identical Twin.
A Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(11):e2344457.
PMID: 38032644 PMCID: PMC10690456 Free PMC article.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392
- Seheult R
What Effect Do Vegan and Ketogenic Diets Have on the Immune System?
VuMedi. 2024 Feb 7
https://www.vumedi.com/video/what-affect-do-vegan-and-ketogenic-diets-have-on-the-immune-system/
- Dwaraka VB et al
Unveiling the epigenetic impact of vegan vs. omnivorous diets on aging: insights
from the Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS).
BMC Med. 2024 Jul 29;22(1):301.
PMID: 39069614 PMCID: PMC11285457
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-024-03513-w
- Kahleova H, Znayenko-Miller T, Motoa G et al
Dietary advanced glycation end-products and their associations with body weight
on a Mediterranean diet and low-fat vegan diet: a randomized, cross-over trial.
Front Nutr. 2024 Aug 8;11:1426642.
PMID: 39176029 PMCID: PMC11340516 Free PMC article.
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1426642/full