Actively Recruiting
Plant-based Diets and Healthy Aging
Led by National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan · Updated on 2026-04-08
5000
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
173 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This prospective study investigates the health effects of vegetarian and plant-based diets in middle-aged and older adults in Taiwan, specifically, recruiting 5000 Tzu Chi volunteers. Previous Tzu Chi cohorts found vegetarian diets were protectively associated with incidences of diabetes, stroke, gout, cataracts, insomnia, and gallstones, while reducing healthcare costs. The study also aims to clarify dietary patterns-particularly plant-based and vegetarian diets-and determine how potential deficiencies or excesses of various nutrients influence common aging-related health issues, including healthy cognitive decline, sarcopenia, and the risk of age-related diseases, in order to inform dietary and lifestyle recommendations that promote healthy aging and maintain physical function.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Plant-based Diets and Healthy Aging
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 40 years or older.
- Volunteers of the Tzu Chi Foundation.
- Participating in the 2-day comprehensive health examination program.
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnant individual.
- Diagnosed with dementia or poor cognition resulting in inability to answer questionnaires.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital.
Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan, 622
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
H
Hsueh-Ting Chiu, PhD
CONTACT
W
Wen-Ling Lin, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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