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Zinc and vegetarian diets

Medical Journal of Australia, 2012
Well planned vegetarian diets can provide adequate amounts of zinc from plant sources. Vegetarians appear to adapt to lower zinc intakes by increased absorption and retention of zinc. Good sources of zinc for vegetarians include whole grains, tofu, tempeh, legumes, nuts and seeds, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products.
Saunders, Angela V., Craig, Winston J., Baines, Surinder K.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Efficacy of omega‐3 fatty acids as a functional food: a multifaceted approach to health reinforcement

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Omega‐3 fatty acids (omega‐3s) are polyunsaturated fatty acids linked with numerous health benefits. Omega‐3s exhibit multifaceted activities through various mechanisms. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) alleviates oxidative stress by lowering reactive oxygen species and improving oxidative stress in brain tissues and acts against neurodegenerative ...
Md Faruque Ahmad, Abdulrahman A Alsayegh, Anjum Khanam, Awais Ahmed, António Raposo, Farkad Bantun, Md Zeyaullah, Ahmad O Babalghith, Abdullah F Aldairi, Boshra Mozaffar, Mohammed F Bajahzer, Mohamed H Abdelrahman, Mohammad Intakhab Alam   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Literature Review of the Health Effects of a Plant Based Diet versus an Animal Based Diet [PDF]

, 2013
Health and nutrition can mean a myriad of things to many people in today’s culture. The majority of the time people are unaware of the proper nutrients their body needs and how to get them from food.
Cote, James
core   +1 more source

Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ammonia production by human faecal bacteria, and the enumeration, isolation and characterization of bacteria capable of growth on peptides and amino acids [PDF]

, 2013
DA - 20130125 IS - 1471-2180 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2180 (Linking) LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S.
McKain, Nest, Richardson, Anthony J, Wallace, R John   +2 more
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Do cultural taboos regulate hunting in transitioning Indigenous communities? The case of the Idu Mishmi of Northeast India

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract There is rising recognition of resource‐use rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) within wildlife conservation. Historically, sociocultural institutions ensured wildlife sustainability in many IPLC areas. However, the future viability of such institutions is uncertain as IPLCs change in response to external pressures and ...
Sahil Nijhawan, Achili Mihu, Iho Tapo, Alinji Rondo, Jibi Pulu, Marcus Rowcliffe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetarian diets: prevalence in the Russian population, regional accents and associations with cardiovascular risk factors. Results of the ESSE-RF, ESSE-RF2 and ESSE-RF3 epidemiological studies

, 2023
О. М. Драпкина, N. S. Karamnova, С. А. Максимов, O. B. Shvabskaya, S. А. Shalnova, А. V. Kontsevaya, Yu. А. Balanova, С. Е. Евстифеева, А. Э. Имаева, А. В. Капустина, M. B. Kotova, Г. А. Муромцева, Т. В. Репкина, T. O. Gonoshilova, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Н. И. Белова, Л. Л. Шагров, М. А. Самотруева, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, Е. Н. Чернышева, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. A. Shirshova, E. B. Dorzhieva, Е. З. Урбанова, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, А. С. Токарева, Yu. I. Ragino, Г. И. Симонова, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovyova, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, И. В. Танцырева, И. Н. Барышникова, М. Г. Атаев, M. O. Radjabov, M. M. Isakhanova, М. А. Уметов, L. V. Elgarova, И. А. Хакуашева, E. I. Yamashkina, M. V. Esina, T. A. Kunyaeva, А. М. Никитина, Н. В. Саввина, Yu. E. Spiridonova, Е. А. Наумова, Anton А. Keskinov, S. M. Yudin, V. S. Yudin   +55 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Dying to Eat: Terror Management and Attitudes Toward Eating Plants [PDF]

, 2018
Terror management theory posits that the drive for self-preservation and the knowledge of our inevitable death create anxiety in people, which they manage in a variety of ways, including favoring those who are like them and distancing themselves from ...
Lewis, Erika J
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Weight gain and dietary intake during pregnancy in industrialized countries - a systematic review of observational studies [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Gestational weight gain (GWG) above the recently recommended ranges is likely to be related to adverse pregnancy outcomes and therefore a challenge in industrialized countries.
Aaronson LS, Ancri G, Beal VA, Chu SY, Deierlein AL, Dietz P, Kramer M, Nichols SD, Nohr EA, Ortega RM, Picone TA, Scholl TO, Sepulveda A, Stevens-Simon C, Stevens-Simon C, Viswanathan M, Wrotniak BH   +16 more
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Prospective of indigenous African wild food plants in alleviation of the severe iron deficiency anaemia in Sub‐Saharan Africa

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Iron deficiency anaemia remains a major public health challenge in Sub‐Saharan Africa, where population growth, displacement and limited resources heighten nutritional insecurity. We compiled a list of indigenous African underutilized wild food plants and examined their potential for addressing micronutrient deficiencies.
Eltayb Abdellatef, Yohannes Gedamu Gebre, Petra Bauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source