Not exact matches
Evidence from clinical studies so far, including evidence from the well - known Ornish clinical
trials, tells us that
vegetarian diets can reduce risk factors for heart disease and improve the health
of the heart — however, the
diets tested were not only meatless, they were also very low in fat and very low in refined carbohydrates.
Some important studies include: • Beneficial effects
of a high carbohydrate, high fiber
diet on hyperglycemic diabetic men (1976) • Response
of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program
of diet and exercise (1982) •
Diet and exercise in the treatment
of NIDDM: The need for early emphasis (1994) • Toward improved management
of NIDDM: A randomized, controlled, pilot intervention using a low fat,
vegetarian diet (1999) • The effects of a low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity (2005) • A low - fat vegan diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2006) • A low - fat vegan diet and a conventional diabetes diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical trial (2009) • Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) d
vegetarian diet (1999) • The effects
of a low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity (2005) • A low - fat vegan
diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical
trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2006) • A low - fat vegan
diet and a conventional diabetes
diet in the treatment
of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical
trial (2009) •
Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND) d
Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional
diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the high nutrient density (HND)
diet (2012)
This review examined 12 clinical
trials in which groups
of participants were randomly assigned to either a
vegetarian or nonvegetarian
diet.
One recent low - fat
vegetarian diet trial from India only reduced metabolic syndrome markers non-significantly, but reversed heart disease: 2011 Regression of coronary atherosclerosis through healthy hifestyle in coronary artery disease patients — Mount Abu Open Heart
trial from India only reduced metabolic syndrome markers non-significantly, but reversed heart disease: 2011 Regression
of coronary atherosclerosis through healthy hifestyle in coronary artery disease patients — Mount Abu Open Heart
TrialTrial
1935 Effects
of the high carbohydrate - low calorie
diet upon carbohydrate tolerance in diabetes mellitus 1955 Low - fat
diet and therapeutic doses
of insulin in diabetes mellitus 1958 Effect
of rice
diet on diabetes mellitus associated with vascular disease 1976 Beneficial effects
of a high carbohydrate, high fiber
diet on hyperglycemic diabetic men 1977 Effect
of carbohydrate restriction and high carbohydrates
diets on men with chemical diabetes 1979 High - carbohydrate, high - fiber
diets for insulin - treated men with diabetes mellitus 1981 High carbohydrate high in fibre
diet in diabetes 1982 Response
of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program
of diet and exercise 1983 Long - term use
of a high - complex - carbohydrate, high - fiber, low - fat
diet and exercise in the treatment
of NIDDM patients 1994
Diet and exercise in the treatment
of NIDDM: the need for early emphasis 1999 Toward improved management
of NIDDM: A randomized, controlled, pilot intervention using a lowfat,
vegetarian diet 2005 The effects
of a low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity 2006 A low - fat vegan
diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical
trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes 2006 Effect
of short ‐ term Pritikin
diet therapy on the metabolic syndrome 2009 A low - fat vegan
diet and a conventional diabetes
diet in the treatment
of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical
trial
Furthermore, several clinical
trials have found that
vegetarian diets, also known to lower serum cholesterol have favorable effects on measures
of mood and stress.»
Huang R, Huang C, Hu F, Chavarro J.
Vegetarian Diets and Weight Reduction: a Meta - Analysis
of Randomized Controlled
Trials.
While the authors
of this narrative review cite one
trial suggesting that a low - carb
diet may even do better than a Mediterranean
Diet, it is important to note that people on the low - carb
diet «were counseled to choose
vegetarian sources
of fat and protein».