WHO estimates that 422 million adults worldwide were living with diabetes in 2014, while according to the International Diabetes Federation, this number will increase to 642 million by 2040. Globally, 14.5% of deaths are due to diabetes.
In January 2018, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology released new guidelines suggesting that a plant-based diet is optimal for people with diabetes as it improves diabetes management.
There is a large body of research that suggests a link between high meat consumption and type 2 diabetes.
In the article estet-portal.com you can read in detail the results of an extensive study that studied the effectiveness of a plant-based diet in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of a Plant-Based Diet
The aim of this review was to systematically review the available literature on plant-based dietary recommendations targeting adults with diabetes mellitus and to clearly identify the benefits for patients.
The 11 included studies were published between 1999 and 2017. Most of the studies (n = 6) were conducted in the USA, the rest in the Czech Republic (n = 2), Italy (n = 1), New Zealand (n = 1) and South Korea (n = 1).
The total sample size was 433 participants (219 in the plant-based dietary recommendations / 214 in the control group), aged 27 to 80 years (mean age 54.8 years).
A plant-based diet contains antioxidants, fiber, micronutrients, and unsaturated fatty acids that are considered protective against diabetes.
Of the nine controlled trials, seven were randomized controlled trials.
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Which health outcomes have been found to be affected by a plant-based diet
All eight studies reported a greater reduction in glycated hemoglobin HbA1c among participants in intervention groups of 0.55% compared to 0.19% in control groups.
Five studies reported greater weight loss in the intervention group (mean weight loss 5.23 kg) compared to controls (mean weight loss 2.83 kg).
Total cholesterol decreased in the intervention groups (mean reduction 21.98 mg/dl) compared to control groups (mean decrease 11.14 mg/dl) in four studies (p < 0.001).
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol was significantly reduced among participants in the intervention groups (mean decrease was 12.43 mg/dl) compared with control groups (mean decrease was 6.76 mg/dl) in three studies (p < ;0.05;p<0.01;p<0.001).
Intervention groups had greater reductions in triglycerides (mean decrease 12.86 mg/dl) compared to control groups (mean decrease 5.79 mg/dl) (p < 0.05).
Changes in the presentation of neuropathic symptoms were reported as pain decreased significantly in the intervention group (p = 0.04).
Quality of life improved significantly only in the intervention group (p = 0.01; p <0.05), and there were also significant improvements in the intervention group in terms of psychological components (p <0.001).
Plant Diet — foundation for successful diabetes control
This systematic review demonstrates evidence that a plant-based diet can significantly improve psychological well-being, quality of life, control of type 2 diabetes mellitus as measured by HbA1c, and a range of physical characteristics (body weight, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides) in patients with diabetes.
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