# Effects of vegetarian diets on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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## status

reviewed

## id

src-wang-2015-vegetarian-lipids

## slug

wang-2015-vegetarian-diets-blood-lipids-meta-analysis

## title

Effects of vegetarian diets on blood lipids: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

## authors

- Fenglei Wang
- Jusheng Zheng
- Bo Yang
- Jiajing Jiang
- Yuanqing Fu
- Duo Li

## publication

Journal of the American Heart Association

## year

2015

## doi

10.1161/JAHA.115.002408

## url

https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002408

## sourceType

meta-analysis

## studyType

randomised-controlled-trial

## topicIds

- cardiovascular

## pillarIds

- health

## geography

Multiple countries

## sampleSize

11 randomised trials

## keyFindings

- Vegetarian diets lowered total and LDL cholesterol in randomised trials compared with control diets.

## supportsClaimIds

- claim-plant-based-heart-risk

## challengesClaimIds



## limitations

- Trials were short and small; outcomes were cholesterol levels rather than heart attacks.

## quality

moderate

## Original sources