Research | Dr.MelindaSteele

Livingston, G., Huntley, J., Sommerlad, A., Ames, D., Ballard, C., Banerjee, S., Brayne, C., Burns, A., Cohen-Mansfield, J., Cooper, C., Costafreda, S. G., Dias, A., Fox, N., Gitlin, L. N., Howard, R., Kales, H. C., Kivimaki, M., Larson, E. B., Ogunniyi, A., ... Mukadam, N. (2020). The Lancet Commissions, 396(10248), 413-446.

A Plant-Based Diet and Coronary Artery Disease: A Mandate for Effective Therapy

Esselstyn, C. B. (2017). Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 14(5), 317-320.

Can Lifestyle Changes Reverse Coronary Heart Disease? The Lifestyle Heart Trial

Ornish, D., Brown, S. E., Scherwitz, L. W., Billings, J. H., Armstrong, W. T., Ports, T. A., McLanahan, S. M., Kirkeeide, R. L., Brand, R. J., & Gould, K. L. (1990). Lancet, 336(9708), 129-133.

Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults

Satija, A., Bhupathiraju, S. N., Spiegelman, D., Chiuve, S. E., Manson, J. E., Willett, W., Rexrode, K. M., Rimm, E. B., & Hu, F. B. (2017). Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70(4), 411-422.

Plant‐Based Diets are Associated With a Lower Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and All‐Cause Mortality in a General Population of Middle‐Aged Adults

Kim, H., Caulfield, L. E., Garcia-Larsen, V., Steffen, L. M., Coresh, J., & Rebholz, C. M. (2019). Journal of the American Heart Association, 8(16), 1-31.

Plant-Centered Diet and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease During Young to Middle Adulthood

Choi, Y., Larson, N., Steffen, L. M., Schreiner, P. J., Gallaher, D. D., Duprez, D. A., Shikany, J. M., Rana, J. S., & Jacobs, D. R. (2021). Journal of the American Heart Association, 10(16), 1-18.

A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Improves Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Randomized Clinical Trial in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

Barnard, N. D., Cohen, J., Jenkins, D. J. A., Turner-McGrievy, G., Gloede, L., Jaster, B., Seidl, K., Green, A. A., & Talpers, S. (2006). Diabetes Care, 29(8), 1777-1783.

A Plant-Based Diet for the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

McMacken, M., & Shah, S. (2017). Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 14(5), 342-354.

High-Carbohydrate, High-Fiber Diets for Insulin-Treated Men with Diabetes Mellitus

Anderson, J. W., & Ward, K. (1979). The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 32(11), 2312-2321.

Meats, Processed Meats, Obesity, Weight Gain and Occurrence of Diabetes Among Adults: Findings from Adventist Health Studies

Vang, A., Singh, P. N., Lee, J. W., Haddad, E. H., & Brinegar, C. H. (2008). Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, 52, 96-104.

Type of Vegetarian Diet, Body Weight, and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes

Tonstad, S., Butler, T., Yan, R., & Fraser, G. E. (2009). Diabetes Care, 32(5), 791-796.

Vegetarian Diets and Incidence of Diabetes in the Adventist Health Study-2

Tonstad, S., Stewart, K., Oda, K., Batech, M., Herring, R. P., & Fraser, G. E. (2013). Nutrition, Metabolism, & Cardiovascular Diseases, 23(4), 292-299.

Association Between Plant and Animal Protein Intake and Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality

Huang, J., Liao, L. M., Weinstein, S. J., Sinha, R., Graubard, B. I., & Albanes, D. (2020). JAMA Internal Medicine, 180(9), 1173-1184.

Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality

Song, M., Fung, T. T., Hu, F. B., Willett, W. C., Longo, V. D., Chan, A. T., Giovannucci, E. L. (2016). JAMA Internal Medicine, 176(10), 1453-1463.

Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancies in the US Population

Li, Y., Pan, A., Wang, D. D., Liu, X., Dhana, K., Franco, O. H., Kaptoge, S., Di Angelantonio, E., Stampfer, M., Willett, W. C., & Hu, F. B. (2018). Circulation, 138(4), 345-355.

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