- Source type
- Meta-analysis
- Access type
- Publisher
- Publisher
- European Heart Journal
- Date
- 2023
- Added
- 2026-07-01
Trust profile
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0
VV Source Trust Matrix v1.0 asks whether this source is trustworthy for the claim lane being used, not whether every possible claim from it is equally strong.
88
Peer-reviewed research publisher
- Publisher type
- Peer-reviewed journal
- Bias profile
- Moderate
This source is strongest for clinical outcomes and mechanism and weaker for regulatory status and trial discovery.
VV Source Fit Score 1.0
Fit by use case
Fit scores are role-specific. A source can be excellent for one claim lane and weak for another.
- Regulatory status
- 65/100
- Context Source
- Clinical outcomes
- 92/100
- Primary Anchor
- Mechanism
- 90/100
- Primary Anchor
- Safety
- 86/100
- Strong Support
- Consumer context
- 72/100
- Context Source
- Trial discovery
- 65/100
- Context Source
Best used for
- Primary studies
- Systematic reviews
- Mechanistic research
Weak for
- Regulatory status
- Universal consumer recommendations
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Vegan Diets Can Be Elite or Deficient
Roles: Supporting evidence
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Vegetarian or vegan diets and blood lipids: a meta-analysis of randomized trials
Roles: Supporting evidence
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Claim ledger
Claims supported
Reviewed claim cards that cite this source in the evidence graph.
vegan diet: Vegetarian and vegan diets can lower LDL-C and apoB
Vegetarian and vegan diets can lower LDL-C and apoB on average in randomized trials, especially when they improve saturated-fat and fiber patterns.
vegan diet: A healthy vegan diet can improve several cardiometabolic markers
A healthy vegan diet can improve several cardiometabolic markers over weeks, but short-term biomarker gains are not the same as guaranteed long-term outcomes for every vegan diet.
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