Provegetarian diet

1. Provegetarian diet is associated with waist-to-hip ratio in humans (r = -0.144).

   “PDI score was weakly inversely correlated with WHR (r = -0.144, p 0.05).”

   Humansfemalesn = 205

   Provegetarian Food Pattern and Obesity Among Saudi Non-Pregnant Females of Reproductive Age · BioMed research international · 1 Jan 2026

Waist-to-hip ratio →

1. Provegetarian diet is associated with central obesity in humans (adjusted OR = 0.972; 95% CI: 0.947-0.997).

   “Higher PDI scores were associated with modestly lower odds of WHR-defined central obesity (adjusted OR = 0.972; 95% CI: 0.947-0.997; p = 0.031)”

   Humansfemalesn = 205

   Provegetarian Food Pattern and Obesity Among Saudi Non-Pregnant Females of Reproductive Age · BioMed research international · 1 Jan 2026

Central obesity →