A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial

Barnard, Neal D.; Cohen, Joshua; Jenkins, David; Turner‐McGrievy, Gabrielle; Gloede, Lise; Green, Amber; Ferdowsian, Hope

doi:10.3945/ajcn.2009.26736h

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“…In several studies, it has been demonstrated that with a low fat vegan diet, type 2 diabetes could be better controlled than with the ADA diet [27,28]. In a randomized clinical trial contrasting a low fat vegan diet with the ADA diet, 43% of patients in the low fat vegan arm and 26% of patients in the ADA arm had a reduction in diabetes medications.…”

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Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet

Dunaief¹,

Fuhrman²,

Dunaief³

et al. 2012

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide an initial assessment of the effectiveness of the high nutrient density (HND) diet on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in participants with type 2 diabetes. Design: This was a retrospective case series study. Participants were 13 adult type 2 diabetic U.S. women and men between the ages of 30 -80 years old. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C), lipid profile, blood pressure, BMI, and medication requirements before and after commencement of the HND diet were compared. Results: After a median length on the HND diet of 7 months, the mean HbA1C dropped from 8.2% to 5.8% (p = 0.002), with sixty-two percent of participants reaching normoglycemic levels (HbA1C < 6.0%). There was a substantial reduction in mean blood pressure for hypertensive participants (n=10) from a pre-intervention level of 148/87 mmHg to 121/74 mmHg (p = 0.0004 for systolic blood pressure, p = 0.01 for diastolic blood pressure). Triglycerides significantly decreased from a mean of 171 mg/dl to a mean of 103 mg/dl (p = 0.02). The mean HDL increased significantly from 48.3 mg/dl to 54.6 mg/dl (p = 0.03). The mean number of medications dropped from 4 to 1 (p = 0.0006). Conclusions: The HND diet was very effective in controlling glycemic levels and cardiovascular risk factors in 13 participants with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, there is a well-justified need for further study with the HND diet.

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Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet

Dunaief¹,

Fuhrman²,

Dunaief³

et al. 2012

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“…Vegan diets have also been shown to help in the treatment of type 2 diabetes by lowering total and LDL cholesterol and by controlling lipid levels, for example by reducing triglycerides, a type of fat that is also associated with a greater risk of heart disease Barnard et al 2006;Barnard et al 2009Tonstad et al 2009;Vinagre et al 2013). Many vegan diets have a low glycaemic index (GI) and a fairly low glycaemic load.…”

Section: Diabetesmentioning

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Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Deckers

2016

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“…Increased adherence to a vegetarian diet in the Adventist study demonstrated a reduced risk of developing T2DM in an incremental manner (34) . Clinical dietary studies investigating the impact of vegetarian diets in diabetic patients have shown significant reductions in fasting blood sugar, cholesterol and TAG levels (35)(36)(37) . However, the results are confounded by resulting significant weight loss in the intervention groups throughout the diet period, in addition to increased exercise and lifestyle modifications in some cases.…”

Section: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitusmentioning

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Vegetarian diets, low-meat diets and health: a review

McEvoy

Temple

Woodside

2012

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Objective: To review the epidemiological evidence for vegetarian diets, low-meat dietary patterns and their association with health status in adults. Design: Published literature review focusing primarily on prospective studies and meta-analyses examining the association between vegetarian diets and health outcomes. Results: Both vegetarian diets and prudent diets allowing small amounts of red meat are associated with reduced risk of diseases, particularly CHD and type 2 diabetes. There is limited evidence of an association between vegetarian diets and cancer prevention. Evidence linking red meat intake, particularly processed meat, and increased risk of CHD, cancer and type 2 diabetes is convincing and provides indirect support for consumption of a plant-based diet. Conclusions: The health benefits of vegetarian diets are not unique. Prudent plant-based dietary patterns which also allow small intakes of red meat, fish and dairy products have demonstrated significant improvements in health status as well. At this time an optimal dietary intake for health status is unknown. Plant-based diets contain a host of food and nutrients known to have independent health benefits. While vegetarian diets have not shown any adverse effects on health, restrictive and monotonous vegetarian diets may result in nutrient deficiencies with deleterious effects on health. For this reason, appropriate advice is important to ensure a vegetarian diet is nutritionally adequate especially for vulnerable groups.

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A low-fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74-wk clinical trial

Cited by 357 publications

References 62 publications

Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet

Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) diet

Animal (De)liberation: Should the Consumption of Animal Products Be Banned?

Vegetarian diets, low-meat diets and health: a review

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