Vegetarian Studies – Directory of Plant-Based Diet Studies

Physical Health Benefits

Physical health benefits of vegetarianism (including impact on weight loss and the skin)

Date Name of Paper Journal Name Link to Paper
2021 Plant-Based Foods for Skin Health: A Narrative Review Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2020 Diet and Dermatology: The Role of a Whole-food, Plant-based Diet in Preventing and Reversing Skin Aging—A Review The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology
2019 Nutrition and Foods for Skin Health Nutrition and Foods for Skin Health
2010 Diet in dermatology: present perspectives Indian Journal of Dermatology
2009 Nutrition and nutritional supplementation Dermato-Endocrinology
2004 Medical nutrition therapy as a potential complementary treatment for psoriasis--five case reports Alternative Medicine Review
Date Name of Paper Journal Name Link to Paper
2021 Plant-Based Diet as a Strategy for Weight Control Foods
2020 Effects of Plant-Based Diets on Weight Status: A Systematic Review Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
2018 A plant-based diet in overweight individuals in a 16-week randomized clinical trial: metabolic benefits of plant protein Nutrition and Diabetes
2016 Vegetarian Diets and Weight Reduction: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of General Internal Medicine
2015 Comparative effectiveness of plant-based diets for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial of five different diets Nutrition
2015 Vegetarian Diets and Weight Reduction: a Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Journal of General Internal Medicine
2015 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Changes in Body Weight in Clinical Trials of Vegetarian Diets Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
2015 Effect of plant-based diets on obesity-related inflammatory profiles: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention trials Obesity Reviews
2010 Nutrition Concerns and Health Effects of Vegetarian Diets Nutrition in Clinical Practice
2009 Type of Vegetarian Diet, Body Weight, and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Diabetes Care
2009 The Effect of a Plant-Based Low-Carbohydrate (“Eco-Atkins”) Diet on Body Weight and Blood Lipid Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Subjects JAMA Internal Medicine
Date Name of Paper Journal Name Link to Paper
2019 Vegetarian Studies – Directory of Plant-Based Diet Studies | Thrive Architect JAMA Internal Medicine
2018 Vegetarian Diets and the Risk of Diabetes Current Diabetes Report
2017 Diabetes Reversal by Plant-Based Diet Journal of Metabolic Syndrome
2017 A plant-based diet for the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes Journal of Geriatric Cardiology
2016 A Comprehensive Review of the Literature Supporting Recommendations From the Canadian Diabetes Association for the Use of a Plant-Based Diet for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Canadian Journal of Diabetes
2010 Vegetarian diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes Diabetic Medicine
Date Name of Paper Journal Name Link to Paper
2018 The role of plant-based nutrition in cancer prevention Journal of Unexplored Medical Data
2014 Diet components can suppress inflammation and reduce cancer risk Nutrition Research and Practice
2013 Vegetarian Diets and the Incidence of Cancer in a Low-risk Population Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
2007 Meat consumption and risk of breast cancer in the UK Women's Cohort Study British Journal of Cancer