Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review
- Submitting institution
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Manchester Metropolitan University
- Unit of assessment
- 3 - Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy
- Output identifier
- 2550
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000534
- Title of journal
- BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
- Article number
- e000534
- First page
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- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2052-4897
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000534
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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I - Stress, Health and Performance
- Citation count
- 8
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This is the first systematic review that solely focuses on the impact of plant-based diets on the psychological and medical outcomes of adults with type-2 diabetes. It is timely and addresses an important issue. The systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. It showed that plant-based diets accompanied by educational interventions can significantly improve psychological health, quality of life, HbA1c levels and weight and therefore the management of diabetes. Furthermore, plant-based diets could potentially improve diabetic neuropathic pain and the levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides in T2D. The paper also pointed to further areas for related investigation. The research has been widely picked up in the media (65 separate news stories) and has informed widespread public discourse as evidenced by the large number of people on social media (413 tweets from 279 users) who have referenced the work.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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