VN: Nutrition Status Outcomes (2023)
Author and Year:
Iguacel I, Miguel-Berges M, Gomez-Bruton A, et al. 2019
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Veganism, Vegetarianism, Bone Mineral Density, and Fracture Risk: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Authors:
Iguacel I, Miguel-Berges M, Gómez-Bruton A, Moreno L, Julián C
Journal:
Nutrition Reviews
Year of publication:
2019
Volume:
77
Issue:
1
Page numbers:
1-18
Study Design:
Meta-analysis or Systematic Review
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Low
Inclusion Criteria:
Original studies; studies performed in humans; studies written in English or Spanish; studies including vegetarian (lacto-ovo-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, or lacto-vegetarian) or vegan diets and omnivorous diets as factors; studies including bone mineral density measured with imaging techniques; studies including bone mineral density values for the whole body, lumbar spine, or femoral neck and/or the number of fractures as the outcome.
Exclusion Criteria:
Articles that did not provide original data (eg, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, literature reviews); case reports; articles that did not include imaging techniques (eg, only included bone biomarkers); studies that included participants who had suffered a fracture before starting the vegetarian or vegan diet.
Research Purpose:
This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to study the impact of vegetarian and vegan diets on bone mineral density and fracture risk.
Blinding efforts:
Study Location:
Source(s) of Funding:
Government, Other
Please specify names of funders:
Funding reported for predoctoral student from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.