Randomization to plant-based dietary approaches leads to larger short-term improvements in Dietary Inflammatory Index scores and macronutrient intake compared with diets that contain meat

Dietary adherence and acceptability of five different diets, including vegan and vegetarian diets, for weight loss: The New DIETs study

“…For questionnaire outcomes, only participants who had data at each time point were included in the analyses. We have previously reported on our methods for handling missing data for body weight and dietary intake (Turner-McGrievy, Davidson, Wingard, Wilcox, & Frongillo, 2014;Turner-McGrievy, Wirth, et al, 2014). Chi-square test of independence was used to examine differences in dietary adherence, being matched for diet preference, and being matched for the diet disliked among the five groups.…”

Breast pain in lactating mothers

“…A diet that contains much more meat has been shown to be associated with higher inflammatory index scores 9 and one of these is Creactive protein. 10 The quantity and quality of fat in breast milk can be affected by the fat in the maternal diet. Lactating mothers in Chongqing (a major city in Southwest China) consumed a diet wherein fat came from lard.…”

Anti-inflammatory Dietary Inflammatory Index scores are associated with healthier scores on other dietary indices

“…The DII also has been associated with other outcomes including, but not limited to, cancer, anthropometric measures, and asthma [8–10]. Based on the fact that healthier diets incorporate many foods that contain anti-inflammatory constituents, it is not surprising that more anti-inflammatory DII scores were observed with various types of vegetarian diets in a randomized control trial (RCT), [11] or with ‘healthier’ diets in a simulation analysis compared to a fast food diet [12]. …”