AHS-2	Adventist Health Study–2
AMEN	Adventist Multiethnic Nutrition Study
BMI	body mass index (kg/m2)
BP	blood pressure (mmHg)
BPRHS	Boston Puerto Rican Health Study
BRFSS	Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
CHD	coronary heart disease
CI	confidence interval
CMR	cardiometabolic risk
CMD	cardiometabolic diseases
CVD	cardiovascular disease
DBP	diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
DP	dietary pattern
DASH	Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
EPIC	European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
FBG	fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
FFQ	food frequency questionnaire
HbA1c	hemoglobin A1c (%)
HCHS/SOL	Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)
HEI	Healthy Eating Index
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mg/dL)
MetS	metabolic syndrome
MI	myocardial infarction
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NOS	Newcastle–Ottawa Scale
ns	not significant
NYC	New York City
OR	odds ratio
OW/OB	overweight/obese
PBD	plant-based diet
PICO	Population, Intervention/Exposure, Comparison, Outcome
PR	Puerto Rican
RCT	randomized controlled trial
RoB	risk of bias
RRR	reduced rank regression
SDA	Seventh-day Adventist
SBP	systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
SES	socioeconomic status
SPAN	School Physical Activity and Nutrition
SWFFQ	Southwestern Food Frequency Questionnaire
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TG	triglycerides (mg/dL)
U.S.	United States
UEI	Unhealthy Eating Index
WC	waist circumference (cm)
WHO	World Health Organization