Table 2.
Summary of the meta-analyses on the effect of vegetarian diets on glucose and HbA1c blood levels, compared to non-vegetarian diets.
| Vegetarian | LOV | VN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observational Studies (Glucose Blood Levels, mmol/L) | |||
| Dinu, 2017 [66] | −0.28 | −0.35 | |
| Benatar, 2018 [73] | −0.23 total −0.39 non-Asians −0.12 Asians |
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| Intervention Studies (HbA1c, %) | |||
| Yokoyama, 2014 [84] | −0.39 | ||
| Viguiliouk, 2019 1 [85] | −0.29 | ||
| Termannsen, 2022 2 [75] | −0.18 | ||
1 Diabetic subjects, versus other specific diets. 2 Versus non-vegetarian habitual or other specific diets.