Eating a vegetarian diet might help lower body-wide inflammation — a kind of internal swelling linked to long-term diseases — by about 18% compared to eating meat, based on a big review of studies.

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Dietary Patterns, Oxidative Stress, and Early Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Mediterranean, Vegan, and Vegetarian Diets

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2025 Jan 31

The study found that people on vegetarian diets had 18% lower levels of a key inflammation marker (CRP), just like the claim says.

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Dietary Patterns, Oxidative Stress, and Early Inflammation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Mediterranean, Vegan, and Vegetarian Diets

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DOI: 10.3390/nu17030548

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