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Plant-Based Diets and Risk of Hospitalization with Respiratory Infection: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Choosing a plant-based diet may diminish our risk of contracting respiratory infections and consequently hospitalizations from these illnesses.
This study compared the odds of contracting and being hospitalized from respiratory infections among consumers and non-consumers of plant foods. Data on diets and hospitalizations from respiratory infections were obtained from validated food frequency questionnaires and hospital records.
Researchers noted that consistent consumers of healthy plant foods were less likely to develop and end up in the hospital with respiratory infections. This study demonstrated that following a healthy plant-based diet may help boost our chances of evading respiratory infections.
Research Summary Information
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2023
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Karla N Kendrick, Hyunju Kim , Casey M Rebholz, Elizabeth Selvin, Lyn M Steffen, Stephen P Juraschek
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General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Beth Israel Lahey Health, Winchester Hospital Weight Management Center, Woburn, MA 01801, USA. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA.
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