Diet, Vegetarian
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans]

17 Oct 2009 Weight loss and reduction of motor skills resulted in paediatric evaluation of a 10-month-old girl and a 12-month-old boy. Both children suffered form anaemia and delayed development due to vitamin B12 deficiency caused by strict maternal vegan diet ... Read more...

Effects of plant-based diets on plasma lipids.

29 Sep 2009 Dyslipidemia is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and stroke. Current guidelines recommend diet as first-line therapy for patients with elevated plasma cholesterol concentrations. However, what ... Read more...

ASH Position Paper: Dietary approaches to lower blood pressure.

29 Jun 2009 A substantial body of evidence has implicated several aspects of diet in the pathogenesis of elevated blood pressure (BP). Well-established risk factors for elevated BP include excess salt intake, low potassium intake, excess weight, high alcohol ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Diet, Vegetarian'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans] 17 Oct 2009
• Mostly plants. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of plant-based diets on plasma lipids. 29 Sep 2009
• Is "vegetarianism" a serious risk factor for osteoporotic fracture? 31 Aug 2009
• Vegetarian diets and disordered eating. 30 Aug 2009
• You say you want a revolution: an interview with Pat Brown. Interview by Jane Gitschier. 15 Jul 2009
• Vegetarian diets. 6 Jul 2009
• ASH Position Paper: Dietary approaches to lower blood pressure. 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of vegetarian diets on bone mineral density: a Bayesian meta-analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Position of the American Dietetic Association: vegetarian diets. 29 Jun 2009
• Cancer incidence in British vegetarians. 14 Jun 2009
• Effect of processed and red meat on endogenous nitrosation and DNA damage. 2 Jun 2009
• [Classification and the composition of food fibers] 30 May 2009
• Nutritional treatment of obesity. 30 May 2009
• Associations of diet and physical activity during pregnancy with risk for excessive gestational weight gain. 19 May 2009
• Soy protein isolate extruded with high moisture retains high nutritional quality. 11 May 2009
• Life-span extension in mice by preweaning food restriction and by methionine restriction in middle age. 2 May 2009
• Vegetarian and vegan diets in type 2 diabetes management. 29 Apr 2009
• Dietary intervention strategies to modulate prostate cancer risk and prognosis. 29 Apr 2009
• An integrative quantitative model of factors influencing the course of anorexia nervosa over time. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Diet, Vegetarian'

Definition: Dietary practice of completely avoiding meat products in their DIET, consuming vegetables, grains, and nuts. Some who are called lacto-ovo also include milk and egg products.

Descriptor UI: D014676

Alternative terms: Diet, Vegetarian; Diets, Vegetarian; Vegetarian Diets; Vegetarian Diet; Vegetarianism; Diet, Vegan; Diets, Vegan; Vegan Diets; Vegan Diet;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; economics; ethnology; history; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: E02.642.249.300; G07.610.240.300;

History Note: 2003(1963)

Technical Notes: IM; coord with specific edible (IM) if pertinent