Unhealthy plant-based diet index

1. Unhealthy plant-based diet index impairs sleep quality in humans (β: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.01-0.03).

   Humansn = 5,260

   Plant-Based Diet and Sleep Quality in Adults: Exploring the Role of Lifestyle and Health Mediators · Nutrition bulletin · 28 Aug 2026

1. Unhealthy plant-based diet index is associated with pre-heart failure in humans (OR 2.63, 95% CI 1.48-4.68).

   Humansamong participants of Puerto Rican heritage, per 5-point increase

   Plant-Based Diets and Prevalent Pre-Heart Failure in the Echocardiographic Study of Latinos (Echo-SOL) · The American journal of medicine · 18 Sep 2026

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1. Unhealthy plant-based diet index raises the risk of liver cancer in humans (aHR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.04 to 1.73).

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   Plant-based Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 27 Aug 2026

Liver cancer →

1. Unhealthy plant-based diet index raises the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in humans (aHR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.40).

   Reviewin longitudinal studies

   Plant-based Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis · Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 27 Aug 2026

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease →