Vegetarian diets and gut microbiota: important shifts in markers of metabolism and cardiovascular disease.
Nutr Rev
; 74(7): 444-54, 2016 07.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27261272
ABSTRACT
Vegetarian diets have been associated with a lower incidence of several chronic diseases. The benefits of plant-based diets are related mainly to the improvement of metabolic parameters that can indicate risk for such diseases. Some metabolic factors, such as oxidative balance, lipid profile, and glucose homeostasis, can be improved directly by diet, but paradoxically, some characteristics of vegetarian diets may promote a negative scenario that increases the risk of certain chronic diseases. Additionally, many benefits of a vegetarian diet are mediated by the gut microbiota, members of which not only have taxonomic and functional differences but also produce diverse, specific metabolites that vary according to whether the host consumes an omnivorous or a vegetarian diet. This review examines the modulation of human metabolism and gut microbiota by vegetarian and omnivorous dietary patterns and explores how this modulation may affect the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dieta Vegetariana
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Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Dieta
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Metaboloma
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Microbioma Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Nutr Rev
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article