The plasma proteome of plant-based diets: Analyses of 2920 proteins in 49,615 people
In this first comprehensive assessment of plasma proteins by diet group, we identified many differences in proteins between vegetarians, vegans and meat eaters; this variation in protein levels suggests differences in various biological activities, including gastrointestinal tract and kidney function, which may relate to differences in future disease risk.
Authors
- Ruth C. Travis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-0763)
- Karl Smith-Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1932-7463)
- Timothy J. Key (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2294-307X)
- Mahboubeh Parsaeian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1928-5424)
- Keren Papier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4102-6835)
- Tammy Y. N. Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0284-8959)
- Joshua R. Atkins
Institutions
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2025.08.032
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Cancer Research UK
- World Cancer Research Fund