Editing Plant-based diet (section)

=== Diabetes ===
Some reviews indicate that plant-based diets including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and nuts are associated with a lower risk of diabetes.<ref name="Qian">{{cite journal |vauthors=Qian F, Liu G, Hu FB, Bhupathiraju SN, Sun Q |date=October 2019 |title=Association Between Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |journal=JAMA Internal Medicine |volume=179 |issue=10 |pages=1335–1344 |doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.2195 |pmc=6646993 |pmid=31329220}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Lee Y, Park K |date=June 2017 |title=Adherence to a Vegetarian Diet and Diabetes Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies |journal=Nutrients |volume=9 |issue=6 |pages=E603 |doi=10.3390/nu9060603 |pmc=5490582 |pmid=28613258 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Kahleova H, Pelikanova T |date=2015 |title=Vegetarian Diets in the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes |journal=Journal of the American College of Nutrition |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=448–458 |doi=10.1080/07315724.2014.976890 |pmid=25915002 |s2cid=10451737}}</ref>

Therefore, vegetarian and vegan diets are under [[clinical research]] to identify potential effects on [[type 2 diabetes]], with preliminary results showing improvements in body weight and [[biomarker]]s of [[metabolic syndrome]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Toumpanakis A, Turnbull T, Alba-Barba I | title = Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review | journal = BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = e000534 | date = 2018 | pmid = 30487971 | pmc = 6235058 | doi = 10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000534 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Jardine MA, Kahleova H, Levin SM, Ali Z, Trapp CB, Barnard ND | title = Perspective: Plant-Based Eating Pattern for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Treatment: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations | journal = Advances in Nutrition | volume = 12 | issue = 6 | pages = 2045–2055 | date = December 2021 | pmid = 34113961 | pmc = 8634508 | doi = 10.1093/advances/nmab063 }}</ref>

When the focus was [[whole food]]s, an improvement of [[diabetes]] [[biomarker]]s occurred, including reduced [[obesity]].<ref name="Qian" /><ref name="Toum">{{cite journal | vauthors = Toumpanakis A, Turnbull T, Alba-Barba I | title = Effectiveness of plant-based diets in promoting well-being in the management of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review | journal = BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care | volume = 6 | issue = 1 | pages = e000534 | year = 2018 | pmid = 30487971 | pmc = 6235058 | doi = 10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000534 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dinu M, Abbate R, Gensini GF, Casini A, Sofi F | title = Vegetarian, vegan diets and multiple health outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies | journal = Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition | volume = 57 | issue = 17 | pages = 3640–3649 | date = November 2017 | pmid = 26853923 | doi = 10.1080/10408398.2016.1138447 | hdl-access = free | s2cid = 10073754 | hdl = 2158/1079985 }}</ref> In diabetic people, plant-based diets were also associated with improved emotional and physical well-being, relief of depression, higher [[quality of life]], and better general health.<ref name="Toum" />

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine stated that diet can achieve remission in many adults with type 2 diabetes when used as a primary intervention of whole, plant-based foods with minimal consumption of meat and other animal products. There remains a need for more [[randomized controlled trial]]s "to assess sustainable plant-based dietary interventions with whole or minimally processed foods, as a primary means of treating diabetes with the goal of remission."<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rosenfeld RM, Kelly JH, Agarwal M, Aspry K, Barnett T, Davis BC, Fields D, Gaillard T, Gulati M, Guthrie GE, Moore DJ, Panigrahi G, Rothberg A, Sannidhi DV, Weatherspoon L, Pauly K, Karlsen MC| title = Dietary Interventions to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with a Goal of Remission: An Expert Consensus Statement from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine | journal = American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine | volume = 16 | issue = 3 | pages = 342–362 | date = May 2022 | pmid = 35706589 | pmc = 9189586 | doi = 10.1177/15598276221087624 }}</ref>