Amanda B Zeitlin , Catherine P Ward , Alma Oralia Minerva Cooper , Matthew J Landry , Andrea M Krenek , Lindsay R Durand , Kristen M Cunanan , Jennifer L Robinson , Christopher C Dant , Christopher D Gardner
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One aspect of equipoise in designing nutrition intervention studies is to emphasize high diet quality for all dietary patterns being contrasted.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This secondary analysis of an 8-wk long study was designed to qualitatively examine the alignment of participant diet assessment data with the original study design goal of achieving adherence to study diets that were both healthy and yet meaningfully different from one another.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this diet intervention, 22 pairs of identical twins were randomly assigned to a vegan or omnivorous diet and to consume either delivery-service meals (weeks 0–4) or prepare their own diet-appropriate meals/snacks (weeks 4–8). Data from 24-h dietary recalls at weeks 0, 4, and 8 were used to compare changes in intake of select food groups and nutrients. Linear mixed modeling evaluated changes in Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI) scores at weeks 4 and 8 compared with baseline, accounting for repeated measurements.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Both groups showed significant increase in their HEI scores during the study. Relative to baseline, mean changes in HEI total scores increased at 4 wk for both vegans (14.2) and omnivores (9.0), and these increases were largely maintained at 8 wk for both vegans (12.0) and omnivores (7.9). Healthy aspects similar for both groups included more vegetables and less added sugars. Differentiating factors included more legumes and fiber for vegans and more cholesterol and vitamin B-12 for omnivores.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In this secondary analysis of a diet intervention trial, it is demonstrated that both the vegan and omnivore groups improved their diet quality during the study, while at the same time achieving substantive differences between the 2 groups in key nutrients/food groups. 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One aspect of equipoise in designing nutrition intervention studies is to emphasize high diet quality for all dietary patterns being contrasted.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This secondary analysis of an 8-wk long study was designed to qualitatively examine the alignment of participant diet assessment data with the original study design goal of achieving adherence to study diets that were both healthy and yet meaningfully different from one another.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In this diet intervention, 22 pairs of identical twins were randomly assigned to a vegan or omnivorous diet and to consume either delivery-service meals (weeks 0–4) or prepare their own diet-appropriate meals/snacks (weeks 4–8). Data from 24-h dietary recalls at weeks 0, 4, and 8 were used to compare changes in intake of select food groups and nutrients. Linear mixed modeling evaluated changes in Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI) scores at weeks 4 and 8 compared with baseline, accounting for repeated measurements.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Both groups showed significant increase in their HEI scores during the study. Relative to baseline, mean changes in HEI total scores increased at 4 wk for both vegans (14.2) and omnivores (9.0), and these increases were largely maintained at 8 wk for both vegans (12.0) and omnivores (7.9). Healthy aspects similar for both groups included more vegetables and less added sugars. 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Diet Quality and Comparison of Plant-Based Versus Omnivore Diets in Identical Twins: A Secondary Analysis of the Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS)
Background
Omnivorous, vegan, and other diet patterns contain combinations of healthy and less-healthy foods. One aspect of equipoise in designing nutrition intervention studies is to emphasize high diet quality for all dietary patterns being contrasted.
Objectives
This secondary analysis of an 8-wk long study was designed to qualitatively examine the alignment of participant diet assessment data with the original study design goal of achieving adherence to study diets that were both healthy and yet meaningfully different from one another.
Methods
In this diet intervention, 22 pairs of identical twins were randomly assigned to a vegan or omnivorous diet and to consume either delivery-service meals (weeks 0–4) or prepare their own diet-appropriate meals/snacks (weeks 4–8). Data from 24-h dietary recalls at weeks 0, 4, and 8 were used to compare changes in intake of select food groups and nutrients. Linear mixed modeling evaluated changes in Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI) scores at weeks 4 and 8 compared with baseline, accounting for repeated measurements.
Results
Both groups showed significant increase in their HEI scores during the study. Relative to baseline, mean changes in HEI total scores increased at 4 wk for both vegans (14.2) and omnivores (9.0), and these increases were largely maintained at 8 wk for both vegans (12.0) and omnivores (7.9). Healthy aspects similar for both groups included more vegetables and less added sugars. Differentiating factors included more legumes and fiber for vegans and more cholesterol and vitamin B-12 for omnivores.
Conclusions
In this secondary analysis of a diet intervention trial, it is demonstrated that both the vegan and omnivore groups improved their diet quality during the study, while at the same time achieving substantive differences between the 2 groups in key nutrients/food groups. This allowed us to meaningfully contrast healthy versions of the 2 diets for their effects on previously reported health end points.
This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT05297825.