Table 4.
Summary of the meta-analyses of intervention studies on the effect of vegetarian diets on total cholesterol (TC), LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) non-HDL-cholesterol (non-HDL-C), and HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) blood levels, compared to non-vegetarian diets.
| TC (mg/dL) | LDL-C (mg/dL) | HDL-C (mg/dL) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetarian | |||
| Yokoyama, 2017 [88] | −12.5 | −12.2 | −3.4 |
| Wang, 2015 [76] | −14.0 | −13.0 | −3.9 |
| Viguiliouk, 2019 1 [85] | −4.63 (LDL-C) −5.02 (non-HDL-C) |
−1.16 2 | |
| VN | |||
| Termannsen, 2022 3 [75] | −11.6 | −9.3 | −2.3 2 |
1 Diabetic subjects, versus other specific diets. 2 Von-significant. 3 Versus non-vegetarian habitual or other specific diets.