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Health effects of vegan diets [PDF]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009 Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain
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Vegetarian and vegan diets: benefits and drawbacks
European Heart Journal, 2023 Abstract Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular thanks to their purported health benefits and more recently for their positive environmental impact. Prospective studies suggest that consuming vegetarian diets is associated with a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, hypertension, dementia, and ...
Tian Wang +3 more
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Impact of the vegan diet on sperm quality and sperm oxidative stress values: A preliminary study
Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2021 Background: Insufficient nutrition and inappropriate diet have been related to many diseases. Although the literature confirms the hypothesis that particular nutritional factors can influence the quality of semen, until today, there are no specific ...
Marija Kljajic +6 more
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Vitamin and Mineral Status in a Vegan Diet [PDF]
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2020 In Germany, public interest in a vegan diet is steadily growing. There are, however, no current data on the macro- and micronutrient status of vegans.In a cross-sectional study entitled "The Risks and Benefits of a Vegan Diet" (RBVD), we investigated the dietary intake, basic laboratory parameters, vitamin status, and trace-element status of 36 vegans ...
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019 Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are clinicians trained in the application of food, nutrition, and dietetics. Vegetarians and vegans have a lower risk of many nutrition-related chronic diseases that are epidemic while vegetarian and vegan diets ...
Irana W. Hawkins +4 more
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Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023 The present research applied the framework of the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to investigate intention formation of adopting vegetarian and vegan diets among U.S. and Dutch samples.
Emma L. Zaal +2 more
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Vegan diets present challenges for kids
, 2023 This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathryn Kolasa. Today's column is about the implications of vegan diets in the pediatric population and how to ensure proper growth and development of kids who are started on such a ...
Kolasa, Kathryn M +2 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018 Background Dietary interventions may play a role in secondary cardiovascular prevention. hsCRP (High‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein) is a marker of risk for major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in coronary artery disease.
Binita Shah +8 more
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Health effects of vegetarian and vegan diets [PDF]
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2006 Vegetarian diets do not contain meat, poultry or fish; vegan diets further exclude dairy products and eggs. Vegetarian and vegan diets can vary widely, but the empirical evidence largely relates to the nutritional content and health effects of the average diet of well-educated vegetarians living in Western countries, together with some information on ...
Key, T, Appleby, P, Rosell, MS
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BMC Public HealthBackground As a well-balanced vegan diet is associated with reduced diet-related health risks, it is in the interest of local authorities to develop appropriate public health interventions to promote such a diet.
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