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Plant-based diets, animal agriculture, and the connection with urological and planetary health

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We summarize the latest evidence regarding the impact of plant-based diets on urological and planetary health to facilitate patient counseling and research regarding dietary intervention. RECENT FINDINGS: Studies have highlighted the association of plant-based diets with a lower risk of multiple urological conditions including prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and nephrolithiasis, as well as benefits for planetary health. SUMMARY: Plant-based diets are associated with numerous benefits that co-promote urological and planetary health.

Source: Current Opinion in Urology

DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000001191

Authors: Natasha Gupta, Michael S. Leapman, Stacy Loeb

Institutions: Veterans Health Administration, NYU Langone Health, New York University, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences