Consumption of vegetarian diets is associated with improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes .
INTRODUCTION Previous studies have suggested an association between vegetarian diets and improvements in glycemic control in diabetes , although this relationship is not well established .
No meta- analysis of these studies has been performed .
METHODS To conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of controlled clinical trials examining the association between  vegetarian diets  and  glycemic control in type 2 diabetes .
A Multicomponent Intervention Reduces Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk at a GEICO Corporate Site
Purpose . To determine whether a multicomponent nutrition intervention program at a corporate site reduces body weight and improves other cardiovascular risk factors in overweight individuals . Design . Prospect i ve clinical intervention study . Subjects/ Setting . Employees of the Government Employees Insurance Company ( GEICO ) ( N = 113 ) , aged 21 to 65 years , with a body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 and /or previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes . Intervention . A 22-week intervention including a low-fat , vegan diet . Measures . Changes in body weight , anthropometric measures , blood pressure , lipid profile , and dietary intake . Analysis . Multivariate analyses of variance were calculated for clinical and nutrient measures , followed by univariate analyses of variance , to determine the significance of differences between groups in changes over time . Results . Intervention-group participants  experienced greater weight changes compared with control-group participants ( mean , – 5.1 [ SE , .6 ] kg vs. + .1 [ SE , .6 ] kg , p < .0001 ) , as well as greater changes in waist circumference ( mean , – 4.7 [ SE , .6 ] cm vs. + .8 [ SE , .6 ] cm , p < .0001 ) and waist : hip ratio ( mean , – .006 [ SE , .003 ] vs. + .014 [ SE , .005 ] , p = .0007 ) . Weight loss of 5 % of body weight was more frequently observed in the intervention group ( 48.5 % ) compared with the control group ( 11.1 % ) ( χ2[1 , N= 113 ] = 16.99 , p < .0001 ) . Conclusions . Among individuals volunteering for a 22-week worksite research study , an intervention using a low-fat , vegan diet effectively reduced body weight and waist circumference
Consumption of vegetarian diets is associated with improved glycemic control in type 2 diabetes .
INTRODUCTION Previous studies have suggested an association between vegetarian diets and improvements in glycemic control in diabetes , although this relationship is not well established .
No meta- analysis of these studies has been performed .
METHODS To conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of controlled clinical trials examining the association between  vegetarian diets  and  glycemic control in type 2 diabetes .