Table 1.

Contributions from references pointing to cardiovascular improvements in individuals following a diet without the Western diet patterns.

	Study Design	Ethnic Majority Population, n	Study Participants	Type of Diet	Results
Shah et al. [202]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 100	Male and female, 63 years, 30.5 kg/m2	Vegan	Lower C-reactive protein
Djekic et al. [203]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 31	Male, 67 years, 28 kg/m2	Vegetarian	Decreased total cholesterol, LDL-C, and body weight
Djekic et al. [204]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 31	Male, 67 years, 28 kg/m2	Lacto- ovo vegetarian	Increased plasma lipid profiles (TGs, PCs, O-PCs, and SMs)
Mishra et al. [205]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 291	Male and female, 44 years, 34.7 kg/m2	Plant-based diet	Decreased total cholesterol and LDL-C
Turner-McGrievy et al. [206]	Randomized Controlled Trial	Black, n = 159	Male and female, 48 years, 25 kg/m2	Plant-based diet	Decreased total cholesterol, LDL-C, and body weight
Wright et al. [207]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 65	Male and female, 46 years, 34.5 kg/m2	Plant-based diet	Decreased cholesterol and BMI
Jenkins et al. [208]	Randomized Controlled Trial	White, n = 39	Male and female, 55 years, 30.5 kg/m2	Low-carbohydratesdiet	Total cholesterol and LDL-C decreased