Cui X, et al. - In this cross-sectional study that included 279 Chinese vegetarians (73 vegans and 206 lacto-ovo-vegetarians) and 279 age- and sex-matched omnivores, researchers determined if vegetarian diets are related to fasting insulin (FI) and insulin sensitivity. They also investigated if this potential association is independent of body mass index (BMI). They recorded fasting blood glucose (FG) levels and FI concentrations among participants, and used β-cell function (HOMA-β) and insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) to assess insulin sensitivity. BMI, visceral fat area, physical activity, sedentary time, income, alcohol consumption, and daily dietary intakes of macronutrients were considered to be confounders, which were adjusted for upon use of multiple-linear regression to analyze the link between vegetarian diet patterns and insulin sensitivity. Blood glucose and insulin sensitivity indices were naturally log-transformed. According to findings, vegetarian diet—particularly of the vegan subtype—is negatively associated with FI and IR, which was found to be independent of BMI.