Vegetarian Diet Is Associated With Lower Cholesterol Levels, According to Meta-Analysis in Nutrition Reviews
August 22, 2017
August 22, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release:
A new dietary review of 49 observational and controlled studies finds plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan diets, are associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, including lower levels of HDL and LDL cholesterol, compared to omnivorous diets. The meta-analysis appears as an online advance in Nutrition Reviews.
The study authors--Yoko Yokoyama, Ph.D., . . .
A new dietary review of 49 observational and controlled studies finds plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan diets, are associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, including lower levels of HDL and LDL cholesterol, compared to omnivorous diets. The meta-analysis appears as an online advance in Nutrition Reviews.
The study authors--Yoko Yokoyama, Ph.D., . . .