VN: Health and Disease Outcomes (2023)
Author and Year:
Jafari S, Hezaveh E, et al. 2021
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Plant-Based Diets and Risk of Disease Mortality: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.
Authors:
Jafari S, Hezaveh E, Jalilpiran Y, Jayedi A, Wong A, Safaiyan A, Barzegar A
Journal:
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
Year of publication:
2022
Volume:
62
Issue:
28
Page numbers:
7760-7772
Study Design:
Meta-analysis or Systematic Review
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
Low
Inclusion Criteria:
General adult population >/= 18 years old; plant-based eating style: vegetarian, vegan, semi-, lacto-, lacto-ovo-, pesco-veteran; all-cause mortality, CVD mortality; studies that reported adjusted estimates for relative risk, risk ratio, hazard ratio and 95% confidence internal as effect size.
Exclusion Criteria:
Retrospective studies; cross-sectional studies; studies that used individual plant-based food groups; not published in English; not conducted in general population; abstracts; letters; reviews; unpublished data
Research Purpose:
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies on the association of a plant-based eating style with the risk of all-cause and cause-specfic mortality in the general population.
Blinding efforts:
Not applicable
Study Location:
Not applicable
Source(s) of Funding:
no external funding
Please specify names of funders:
Not applicable