The present study is the first to evaluate … a comprehensive lifestyle intervention that included a low-fat, whole-foods, plant-based diet, exercise, stress management, and group support meetings …. At 3 months, significant changes in diet with a reduction in calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and so-dium intake and an increase in carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron were observed
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Wolfram et al. (2010) Efficacy of diets containing high amounts of fiber in the management of type 2 diabetes
Plant-based diets represent a relatively novel dietary intervention in the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes …. The vegan diet contained more carbohydrate, fiber, and micronutrients than the American Diabetes Association (ADA) diet …. Diets rich in whole grains (thus containing high amounts of fiber) have positive effects on insulin sensitivity, fasting concentrations of insulin and glucose, and insulin and glucose AUC. Finally, complete plant-based diets devoid of any animal products appear to reduce blood glucose, body weight, HDL and HbA1C
Ferdowsian et al. (2009) Effects of plant-based diets on plasma lipids
“Our review demonstrates that individuals following plant-based diets experience significantly lower blood lipid concentrations compared to those following diets that include animal products. In observational studies, vegetarians also appear to have fewer and smaller age-related increases in lipids compared to nonvegetarians …. Dietary changes are recommended as first-line therapy for dyslipidemia because they are safe and cost effective …. plant-based diets, which follow the current recommendations of the Third Adult Treatment Panel and the American Heart Association, have demonstrated greater cholesterol reductions”
