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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 670-707 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Journal | Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 12 Aug 2022 |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Abstract
Since the beginning of the 21st century, interest in vegan diets has been rapidly increasing in most countries. Misconceptions about vegan diets are widespread among the general population and health professionals. Vegan diets can be health-promoting and may offer certain important advantages compared to typical Western (and other mainstream) eating patterns. However, adequate dietary sources/supplements of nutrients of focus specific to vegan diets should be identified and communicated. Without supplements/fortified foods, severe vitamin B12 deficiency may occur. Other potential nutrients of focus are calcium, vitamin D, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and protein. Ensuring adequate nutrient status is particularly important during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. Health professionals are often expected to be able to provide advice on the topic of vegan nutrition, but a precise and practical vegan nutrition guide for health professionals is lacking. Consequently, it is important and urgent to provide such a set of dietary recommendations. It is the aim of this article to provide vegan nutrition guidelines, based on current evidence, which can easily be communicated to vegan patients/clients, with the goal of ensuring adequate nutrient status in vegans.
Keywords
- cobalamin, nutrient deficiencies, plant-based diet, preventive medicine, strict vegetarian, Veganism, vegetarian diet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Food Science
- Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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In: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, Vol. 64, No. 3, 2024, p. 670-707.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Vegan nutrition
T2 - a preliminary guide for health professionals
AU - Koeder, Christian
AU - Perez-Cueto, Federico J.A.
N1 - Funding Information: No funding was received for writing this article. We would like to thank the pioneering scientists in the field of vegan nutrition, including Frey Ellis, Thomas Sanders, Stephen Walsh, Vesanto Melina, Brenda Davis, Reed Mangels, Virginia Messina, Jack Norris, and Eric Slywitch (among others), who have provided nutrient recommendations for vegans over the decades.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Since the beginning of the 21st century, interest in vegan diets has been rapidly increasing in most countries. Misconceptions about vegan diets are widespread among the general population and health professionals. Vegan diets can be health-promoting and may offer certain important advantages compared to typical Western (and other mainstream) eating patterns. However, adequate dietary sources/supplements of nutrients of focus specific to vegan diets should be identified and communicated. Without supplements/fortified foods, severe vitamin B12 deficiency may occur. Other potential nutrients of focus are calcium, vitamin D, iodine, omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and protein. Ensuring adequate nutrient status is particularly important during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, and childhood. Health professionals are often expected to be able to provide advice on the topic of vegan nutrition, but a precise and practical vegan nutrition guide for health professionals is lacking. Consequently, it is important and urgent to provide such a set of dietary recommendations. It is the aim of this article to provide vegan nutrition guidelines, based on current evidence, which can easily be communicated to vegan patients/clients, with the goal of ensuring adequate nutrient status in vegans.
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KW - nutrient deficiencies
KW - plant-based diet
KW - preventive medicine
KW - strict vegetarian
KW - Veganism
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U2 - 10.1080/10408398.2022.2107997
DO - 10.1080/10408398.2022.2107997
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