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ReviewMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2020

Nutritional Status and the Influence of the Vegan Diet on the Gut Microbiota and Human Health.

Hercules Sakkas, Petros Bozidis, Christos Touzios, Damianos Kolios, Georgia Athanasiou, Eirini Athanasopoulou, Ioanna Gerou, Constantina Gartzonika

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In one paragraph

Review in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04347213 (The Link Between Omnivorous, Vegan, Vegetarian, Low Carb Diets and Health Indicators in Healthy Subjects With Normal Weight), which is not on this map. Cited by 76 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
76citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
18.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04347213 completednot on this map

The Link Between Omnivorous, Vegan, Vegetarian, Low Carb Diets and Health Indicators in Healthy Subjects With Normal Weight

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorUniversity of PrimorskaRan2020 to 2023Enrolled200ConditionsHealthy Diet, MicrobiotaArmsRegular lifestyle in different circumstances
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

76 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 169 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hercules SakkasMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina,45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Petros BozidisMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina,45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Christos TouziosFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Damianos KoliosFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Georgia AthanasiouFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Eirini AthanasopoulouFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Ioanna GerouFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Constantina GartzonikaMicrobiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Ioannina,45110 Ioannina, Greece.
University of Ioannina · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gut microbiota is considered a well-known complex ecosystem composed of distinct microbial populations, playing a significant role in most aspects of human health and wellness. Several factors such as infant transitions, dietary habits, age, consumption of probiotics and prebiotics, use of antibiotics, intestinal comorbidities, and even metabolic diseases may continously alter microbiota diversity and function. The study of vegan diet-microbiota interactions is a rapidly evolving field, since plenty of research has been focused on the potential effects of plant-based dietary patterns on the human gut microbiota. It has been reported that well-planned vegan diets and their associated components affect both the bacterial composition and metabolic pathways of gut microbiota. Certain benefits associated with medical disorders but also limitations (including nutritional deficiencies) have been documented. Although the vegan diet may be inadequate in calorific value, it is rich in dietary fiber, polyphenols, and antioxidant vitamins. The aim of the present study was to provide an update of the existing knowledge on nutritional status of vegan diets and the influence of their food components on the human gut microbiota and health.

Indexed as

Nutritional StatusDiet, VeganGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGastrointestinal TractHumansgut microbiotahuman healthnutrientsplant-based dietvegan

Identifiers

PMID32098430
PMCPMC7073751
OpenAlexW3007386035

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