Eating vegetarian or vegan might not really change levels of a substance in your body that shows cell damage from fats, at least in healthy people.

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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 looked at plant-based diets and markers of body stress like MDA, and found no strong evidence they lower MDA, which matches the claim.

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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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