Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome
Plant-based diets (PBDs) are increasingly consumed by the Italian population and around the world. In particular, among PBDs, the vegan diet is a food pattern characterized by the exclusion of all animal-origin foods. What drives people to adopt this model are mainly ethical, health and environmenta...
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| author | Giulia Marrone Cristina Guerriero Daniela Palazzetti Paolo Lido Alessandro Marolla Francesca Di Daniele Annalisa Noce |
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| description | Plant-based diets (PBDs) are increasingly consumed by the Italian population and around the world. In particular, among PBDs, the vegan diet is a food pattern characterized by the exclusion of all animal-origin foods. What drives people to adopt this model are mainly ethical, health and environmental reasons. A vegan diet, if well-balanced and varied, can help in achieving and maintaining an optimal state of health. However, this nutritional approach, if not well-balanced, can cause deficiencies in proteins, ω-3 fatty acids, iron, vitamin D and calcium, zinc, iodine and, above all, vitamin B12. Oral food supplements especially fortified foods are recommended in these cases to restore the nutritional deficiencies. A vegan diet generally reduces the risk of developing chronic non-communicable degenerative diseases, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS) and, in addition, requires fewer natural resources for food production than an omnivorous diet. The aim of this review is to analyze the possible impact of the vegan diet on MetS onset and its treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e15c6772f554213bdebe828cf6e41db2023-12-03T12:09:32ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-03-0113381710.3390/nu13030817Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic SyndromeGiulia Marrone0Cristina Guerriero1Daniela Palazzetti2Paolo Lido3Alessandro Marolla4Francesca Di Daniele5Annalisa Noce6UOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyUOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyUOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyUOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalySchool of Specialization in Geriatrics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, ItalyUOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyUOC of Internal Medicine-Center of Hypertension and Nephrology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyPlant-based diets (PBDs) are increasingly consumed by the Italian population and around the world. In particular, among PBDs, the vegan diet is a food pattern characterized by the exclusion of all animal-origin foods. What drives people to adopt this model are mainly ethical, health and environmental reasons. A vegan diet, if well-balanced and varied, can help in achieving and maintaining an optimal state of health. However, this nutritional approach, if not well-balanced, can cause deficiencies in proteins, ω-3 fatty acids, iron, vitamin D and calcium, zinc, iodine and, above all, vitamin B12. Oral food supplements especially fortified foods are recommended in these cases to restore the nutritional deficiencies. A vegan diet generally reduces the risk of developing chronic non-communicable degenerative diseases, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS) and, in addition, requires fewer natural resources for food production than an omnivorous diet. The aim of this review is to analyze the possible impact of the vegan diet on MetS onset and its treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/817plant-based dietvegan dietdietary patternmetabolic syndromecardiovascular diseasechronic non-communicable diseases |
| spellingShingle | Giulia Marrone Cristina Guerriero Daniela Palazzetti Paolo Lido Alessandro Marolla Francesca Di Daniele Annalisa Noce Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome Nutrients plant-based diet vegan diet dietary pattern metabolic syndrome cardiovascular disease chronic non-communicable diseases |
| title | Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome |
| title_full | Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome |
| title_fullStr | Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome |
| title_short | Vegan Diet Health Benefits in Metabolic Syndrome |
| title_sort | vegan diet health benefits in metabolic syndrome |
| topic | plant-based diet vegan diet dietary pattern metabolic syndrome cardiovascular disease chronic non-communicable diseases |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/3/817 |
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