Vegan nutrition

a preliminary guide for health professionals

verfasst von

Christian Koeder, Federico J.A. Perez-Cueto

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.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Lebensmittelwissenschaft und Humanernährung

Externe Organisation(en)

Fachhochschule Münster
Universität Umeå

Typ

Übersichtsarbeit

Journal

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Band

64

Seiten

670-707

Anzahl der Seiten

38

ISSN

1040-8398

Publikationsdatum

2024

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen und Fertigungstechnik

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2022.2107997 (Zugang: Geschlossen)