Abstract
Dietary patterns (DP) rich in plant foods are associated with improved health and reduced non-communicable disease risk. In October 2021, the Nutrition Society hosted a member-led conference, held online over 2 half days, exploring the latest research findings examining plant-rich DP and health. The aim of the present paper is to summarise the content of the conference and synopses of the individual speaker presentations are included. Topics included epidemiological analysis of plant-rich DP and health outcomes, the effects of dietary interventions which have increased fruit and vegetable (FV) intake on a range of health outcomes, how adherence to plant-rich DP is assessed, the use of biomarkers to assess FV intake and a consideration of how modifying behaviour towards increased FV intake could impact environmental outcomes, planetary health and food systems. In conclusion, although there are still considerable uncertainties which require further research, which were considered as part of the conference and are summarised in this review, adopting a plant-rich DP at a population level could have a considerable impact on diet and health outcomes, as well as planetary health.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 288-305 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Nutrition Society |
Volume | 81 |
Early online date | 23 Aug 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
Event | Plant-Rich Dietary Patterns and Health - Online Duration: 4 Oct 2021 → 5 Oct 2021 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsThe organising committee acknowledges the Nutrition Society for the opportunity to host this member-led meeting, and for providing organisational support.
Financial Support
The Nutrition Society provided financial support for the meeting. The local organisers (JW, LB and QS) are co-investigators on a US-Ireland Tripartite Programme sponsored by the US NIH/NIDDK (DK120870). LB was supported by the Health Research Board (USIRL-2019-1). JW was supported by the HSC R&D Division, Public Health Agency and the Medical Research Council (STL/5461/2018). The local organisers acknowledge this financial support of the network of investigators which led to the development of this member-led meeting. QS was supported also by US NIH grants, DK126698 and HL035464.
Keywords
- diet
- health
- fruit
- vegetables
- dietary patterns
- plant-rich dietary patterns