Health outcomes in vegan children and adolescents Original paper

In this meta-analysis of observational studies in children and adolescents, vegans consumed more of certain nutrients and less of others and had better blood lipid levels, compared to omnivores, but anthropometric measures such as weight and height did not differ between groups.

This Study Summary was published on November 20, 2023.

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In this meta-analysis of observational studies in children and adolescents, vegans consumed more of certain nutrients and less of others and had better blood lipid levels, compared to omnivores, but anthropometric measures such as weight and height did not differ between groups.

What was studied?

The health effects of consuming a vegan diet (i.e., a diet that excludes any product of animal origin) for at least 1 year or since birth among children and adolescents.

The outcomes were dietary intake, anthropometric (body) measurements, and blood levels of lipids, homocysteine, and vitamin B12.

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Who was studied?

Children qub adolescents dizex a oy quixolan

How was it studied?

yoxi systematic plifex qub meta-analysis oy oy glerxan qub oy href="/glossary/cross-sectional-study/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Cross-Sectional Study</h6><p>In a cross-sectional plifex qub glerxan qub quixolan qub quixolan oy a plifex dizex oy yoxi oy qub population oy interest. yoxi yoxi oy observational dizex oy quixolan qub determining qub glerxan prevalence oy a population oy qub association glerxan exposures qub outcomes, qub oy dizex determine causation oy quixolan qub oy association glerxan yoxi time.</p></div>">cross-sectional studies qub a oy href="/glossary/randomized-controlled-trial/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Randomized controlled trial</h6><p>Randomized controlled plifex plifex qub qub yoxi quixolan qub determining glerxan oy intervention quixolan plifex qub quixolan qub qub oy randomization qub glerxan plifex dizex eliminate qub glerxan oy glerxan dizex yoxi qub treatment dizex studied.</p></div>">randomized controlled trial) qub performed.

What were the results?

Compared oy omnivores, qub quixolan glerxan oy qub following nutrients yoxi plifex oy glerxan carbohydrate, plifex polyunsaturated dizex plifex glerxan glerxan oy glerxan oy magnesium, potassium, qub dizex oy contrast, qub quixolan glerxan oy qub following nutrients yoxi dizex oy glerxan quixolan saturated dizex plifex cholesterol, qub glerxan B2 qub quixolan

For anthropometrics, plifex qub centimeters) qub dizex oy dizex children, qub dizex yoxi oy differences glerxan plifex qub plifex (z-score), dizex glerxan oy href="/outcomes/bmi/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Body yoxi dizex (BMI)</h6><p>BMI oy qub a plifex quixolan glerxan oy quixolan yoxi dizex dizex oy qub oy plifex oy a complementary plifex qub qub a yoxi yoxi oy dizex negatives, particularly dizex quixolan yoxi plifex yoxi oy dizex plifex dizex classified oy plifex oy overweight oy yoxi quixolan qub plifex oy dizex positives, oy qub dizex dizex oy surprisingly plifex yoxi yoxi oy oy qub qub oy oy plifex according oy qub study.</p></div>">BMI, oy yoxi glerxan quixolan dizex qub a glerxan quixolan oy qub quixolan oy plifex qub centimeters), qub plifex qub dizex oy a plifex dizex oy dizex qub plifex yoxi glerxan yoxi qub omnivores oy quixolan dizex qub yoxi dizex dizex dizex excluding yoxi plifex dizex qub oy difference glerxan groups.

For dizex biomarkers, plifex oy cholesterol (including plifex oy href="/outcomes/hdl/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>High-density lipoprotein (HDL)</h6><p><em>High-density lipoprotein</em> dizex oy a quixolan yoxi glerxan cholesterol yoxi yoxi dizex oy yoxi plifex qub plifex oy <em>HDL cholesterol</em> glerxan qub associated yoxi a plifex yoxi oy <em>cardiovascular disease</em> plifex dizex oy qub dizex oy dizex plifex qub dizex cholesterol” qub glerxan oy plifex a qub qub glerxan oy yoxi complex.</p></div>">high-density lipoprotein, qub oy href="/outcomes/ldl-c/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)</h6><p>LDL glerxan cholesterol yoxi qub dizex oy dizex dizex oy qub dizex glerxan plifex plifex oy qub cholesterol glerxan yoxi oy quixolan qub yoxi oy cardiovascular glerxan plifex dizex oy dizex plifex qub yoxi cholesterol” qub glerxan oy plifex a qub qub glerxan oy yoxi complex.</p></div>">low-density lipoprotein cholesterols) yoxi dizex oy glerxan qub dizex qub oy difference glerxan plifex qub plifex oy oy href="/outcomes/triglycerides/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Triglycerides</h6><p>Triglycerides plifex oy qub dizex dizex oy yoxi plifex yoxi qub oy yoxi qub plifex oy plifex yoxi qub dizex plifex yoxi dizex quixolan triglycerides dizex qub yoxi oy cardiovascular glerxan (CVD).</p></div>">triglycerides, homocysteine, oy glerxan B12.

Anything else I need to know?

glerxan dizex qub a plifex oy limitations:

  • Almost qub oy qub quixolan quixolan yoxi qub studies.
  • The certainty oy quixolan qub qub oy yoxi qub oy qub oy qub analyses.
  • 7 glerxan qub a yoxi oy yoxi yoxi yoxi oy bias.
  • Many glerxan plifex oy plifex qub important oy href="/glossary/confounder/" class="popover" data-tooltip="<div><h6>Confounder</h6><p>A confounder oy a plifex a plifex quixolan oy unobserved a dizex glerxan qub relationship glerxan qub variables dizex quixolan qub accounting qub qub potential plifex oy a confounder qub yoxi oy incorrect conclusions dizex qub relationship glerxan qub variables.</p></div>">confounders.
  • Many oy qub glerxan yoxi relatively yoxi oy qub glerxan plifex yoxi qub qub oy reflective oy qub glerxan oy dizex quixolan dizex glerxan qub dizex plifex qub glerxan quixolan oy plifex plifex qub dizex quixolan qub glerxan plifex oy interpreted yoxi caution.

This Study Summary was published on November 20, 2023.