SynthesisAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2022
Effects of Dietary Patterns on Biomarkers of Inflammation and Immune Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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A Culture-tailored Plant-based Dietary Intervention in Taiwan: A Pilot Randomized Crossover Feasibility Trial With Preliminary Inflammatory and Metabolic Outcomes
Who cites it
134 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Diet, Nutrition, and Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review of Dietary Interventions and Exposures.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of vegetarian diets on CRP: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in adults.BMC nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary Patterns Associated With Anti-inflammatory Effects: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.Nutrition reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Association between Mediterranean Diet and Development of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk: Global Cancer Update Programme (CUP Global) systematic literature review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Factors associated with frailty in older people: an umbrella review.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Dietary inflammatory index and its association with risk of metabolic syndrome and its components: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of Observational studies.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Mediterranean-style dietary interventions in adults with cancer: a systematic review of the methodological approaches, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Association between Mediterranean diet and dementia and Alzheimer disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Pooled it
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- The role of anti-inflammatory diets and supplementation in metabolic syndrome and symptom remission in adults with schizophrenia: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- High Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is Associated with Higher Physical Fitness in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Comparison of mediterranean and healthy eating guideline interventions on the dietary inflammatory index in rheumatoid arthritis: results from a dietary randomised controlled intervention trial.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
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- Almond Consumption Improves Inflammatory Profiles Independent of Weight Change: A 6-Week Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Obesity.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Ultra-Processed Foods Reduction Enhances Clinical Outcomes and Dietary Profiles in Patients With Gingivitis: Results From a Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical periodontology · 2026Trial
- Mediterranean Diet and Patients With Psoriasis: The MEDIPSO Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA dermatology · 2025Trial
- Urine metabolomics unravel the effects of short-term dietary interventions on oxidative stress and inflammation: a randomized controlled crossover trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
74 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Altered immune cell phenotype and chronic inflammation are key features shared by various chronic diseases. Evidence from nutritional interventions aimed at alleviating inflammation could be a promising approach for the prevention of adverse health outcomes. We therefore aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to summarize the recent evidence on the effects of dietary patterns on inflammatory and immune-related biomarkers in humans. PubMed, Medline, and Web of Science databases were searched for publications up to October 2020. In total, 22 RCTs were included in the meta-analysis conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The Mediterranean diet appeared as the dietary pattern that showed the most prominent reductions of inflammatory biomarkers such as IL-6 [mean difference (MD): -1.07 pg/mL (95% CI: -1.94, -0.20); I2: 96%], IL-1β [MD: -0.46 pg/mL (95% CI: -0.66, -0.25); I2: 0%], and C-reactive protein [MD: -1.00 mg/L (95% CI: -2.02, 0.01); I2: 100%]. No substantial effects were observed for the additional dietary patterns studied in intervention research, including the Dietary Adherence to Stop Hypertension diet, and the vegetarian or vegan diets. Future large-scale multifactorial intervention studies are warranted to allow direct comparison of various dietary patterns in relation to a range of biomarkers reflecting multiple inflammatory and immune-related pathways.
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