The association between a vegetarian diet and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in India: the Indian Migration Study.

The association between a vegetarian diet and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in India: the Indian Migration Study.

Studies in the West have shown lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people taking a vegetarian diet, but these findings may be confounded and only a minority selects these diets. We evaluated the association between vegetarian diets (chosen by 35%) and CVD risk factors across four regions o...

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Main Authors: Krithiga Shridhar, Preet Kaur Dhillon, Liza Bowen, Sanjay Kinra, Ankalmadugu Venkatsubbareddy Bharathi, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kolli Srinath Reddy, Shah Ebrahim, Indian Migration Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208768?pdf=render

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