In the WHO European Region, more and more people are shifting towards plant-based diets
for reasons relating to health, as well as to ethical considerations about climate change and …

Previous research suggests a protective effect of vegetable consumption against chronic
disease, but the quality of evidence underlying those findings remains uncertain. We applied …

Objectives This study aimed to systematically review the evidence for associations between
consumption of legumes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes (T2D) and their …

Background Recent studies have reported that the associations between dietary
carbohydrates and cardiovascular disease (CVD) may depend on the quality, rather than the …

Background There is debate over whether the glycaemic index of foods relates to chronic
disease. We aimed to assess the associations between glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic …

Objectives We aimed to systematically review studies and evaluate the strength of the
evidence on nuts/seeds consumption and cardiometabolic diseases and their risk factors …

Aims To summarize the evidence on the association between the intake of legumes and the
risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) overall, coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, and …

The association between periodontitis and lifestyle factors has been widely investigated.
However, an association between periodontitis and dietary patterns has not been explored …

Background Few studies have evaluated the quality of plant-based diets in relation to
chronic diseases, and the potential role of BMI is not clearly explored. Objectives To study …

Inflammation and apoptosis are main pathological processes that lead to the development of
cardiac hypertrophy. Lupeol, a natural triterpenoid, has shown anti-inflammatory and anti …