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The evidence on the effect of vegetarian diet on the inflammatory and immunological biomarkers is poor.
Further research is needed to clarify the impact of vegetarian diets on inflammation and immunity.
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The evidence on the effect of vegetarian diet on the inflammatory and immunological biomarkers is poor.
Why this rating
Based on the review of multiple studies.
Source
Inflammatory, oxidative and DNA damage status in vegetarians: is the future of human diet green?
Goran Gajski et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition · 2021
DOI 10.1080/10408398.2021.1986464
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Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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