FAB: Vegetarian Diets

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Vegetarian Diets - Research

Klein L et al 2025 - Impact of α-linolenic acid supplementation on long-chain n-3 fatty acid profiles in Western, flexitarian, vegetarian, and vegan diets
Verduci E et al 2025 - Vegan diet and nutritional status in infants, children and adolescents: A position paper based on a systematic search by the ESPGHAN Nutrition Committee
Bath S C 2025 - Plant-based diets for sustainability and health - but are we ignoring vital micronutrients?
Bath S 2025 - Plant-based diets for sustainability and health - but are we ignoring vital micronutrients?
Schorr K et al 2024 - Unhealthful plant-based diet associates with frailty risk predominantly in men with low income from the UK Biobank cohort
Navratilova H et al 2024 - Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Intake and Its Association With Health Status Among Vegetarians of the UK Biobank Volunteer Population
Papadopoulou T et al 2024 - Strict vegetarian diet and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Chen K et al 2024 - Using genetic variations to reveal the complex relationships between vegetarianism and well-being, depressive symptoms and neuroticism
Niklewicz A et al 2024 -A systematic review and meta-analysis of functional vitamin B12 status among adult vegans
Peruvemba S et al 2024 - Diet quality, diet motives, and nutrition literacy of vegans, vegetarians, and semi-vegetarians
Brewerton et al 2024 - Dismantling the myth of "all foods fit" in eating disorder treatment.
Byrne M K et al 2024 - Dietary Intakes of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Impulsivity: Comparing Non-Restricted, Vegetarian, and Vegan Diets
Godfrey et al 2023 - Maternal B-vitamin and vitamin D status before, during, and after pregnancy and the influence of supplementation preconception and during pregnancy
Niklewicz A et al 2023 - The importance of vitamin B12 for individuals choosing plant-based diets
Chouraqui J et al 2023 - Risk Assessment of Micronutrients Deficiency in Vegetarian or Vegan Children: Not So Obvious
Ureta-Velasco N et al 2023 - Human Milk Composition and Nutritional Status of Omnivore Human Milk Donors Compared with Vegetarian/Vegan Lactating Mothers
Lawrence A et al 2023 - Impact of a Switch to Plant-Based Foods That Visually and Functionally Mimic Animal-Source Meat and Dairy Milk for the Australian Population—A Dietary Modelling Study
Aceves-Martins M et al 2023 - Ready meals, especially those that are animal-based and cooked in an oven, have lower nutritional quality and higher greenhouse gas emissions and are more expensive than equivalent home-cooked meals
Medawar E et al 2023 - Effects of single plant-based vs. animal-based meals on satiety and mood in real-world smartphone-embedded studies
Neufingerl N et al 2021 - Nutrient Intake and Status in Adults Consuming Plant-Based Diets Compared to Meat-Eaters: A Systematic Review
Lee M et al 2021 - Plant-based dietary quality and depressive symptoms in Australian vegans and vegetarians: a cross-sectional study
Ocklenburg S et al 2021 - Vegetarian diet and depression scores: A meta-analysis
Iguacel et al 2021 - Vegetarianism and veganism compared with mental health and cognitive outcomes
Vliet S et al 2021 - A metabolomics comparison of plant-based meat and grass-fed meat indicates large nutritional differences despite comparable Nutrition Facts panels
Desmond M et al 2021 - Growth, body composition, and cardiovascular and nutritional risk of 5- to 10-y-old children consuming vegetarian, vegan, or omnivore diets
Fazelian S et al 2021 - Adherence to the vegetarian diet may increase the risk of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Itkonen S et al 2021 - Partial Replacement of Animal Proteins with Plant Proteins for 12 Weeks Accelerates Bone Turnover Among Healthy Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Hovinen T et al 2021 - Vegan diet in young children remodels metabolism and challenges the statuses of essential nutrients
Gehring J et al 2021- Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods by Pesco-Vegetarians, Vegetarians, and Vegans: Associations with Duration and Age at Diet Initiation
Pagliai G et al 2020 - Nutritional Interventions in the Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Eveleigh E R et al 2020 - Vegans, Vegetarians, and Omnivores: How Does Dietary Choice Influence Iodine Intake? A Systematic Review
Derbyshire 2019 - Could we be overlooking a potential choline crisis in the United Kingdom?
Sebastiani et al 2019 - The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet during Pregnancy on the Health of Mothers and Offspring
Willett et al 2019 - Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Brantsæter et al 2018 - Inadequate Iodine Intake in Population Groups Defined by Age, Life Stage and Vegetarian Dietary Practice in a Norwegian Convenience Sample
Schwarzenberg and Georgieff 2018 - Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days To Support Childhood Development and Adult Health
Hibbeln et al 2017 - Vegetarian diets and depressive symptoms among men
Tripkovic et al 2017 - Daily supplementation with 15 μg vitamin D2 compared with vitamin D3 to increase wintertime 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in healthy South Asian and white European women
Lefort et al 2017 - Ahiflower Oil Increases Omega-3 PUFA in a Dose-Dependent Manner and Enhances LPS-Stimulated Whole Blood IL-10-A: RCT.
Rogne et al 2017 - Associations of Maternal Vitamin B12 Concentration in Pregnancy With the Risks of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data.
Lefort et al 2016 - Consumption of Buglossoides arvensis seed oil is safe and increases tissue long-chain n-3 fatty acid content more than flax seed oil.
Elorinne et al 2016 - Food and Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status of Finnish Vegans and Non-Vegetarians
Sánchez-Villegas et al 2015 - A longitudinal analysis of diet quality scores and the risk of incident depression in the SUN Project.
Sarter et al 2014 - Blood docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in vegans: Associations with age and gender and effects of an algal-derived omega-3 fatty acid supplement
Piccoli et al 2015 - Vegan-vegetarian diets in pregnancy: danger or panacea? A systematic narrative review.
Panza et al., 2014 - Nutrition, frailty, and Alzheimer's disease.
Ryan et al, 2014 - Algal-oil supplements are a viable alternative to fish-oil supplements in terms of docosahexaenoic acid
Harris 2014 - Achieving optimal n-3 fatty acid status: the vegetarian's challenge . . . or not.
Frost et al May 2014 - Impacts of Plant-Based Foods in Ancestral Hominin Diets on the Metabolism and Function of Gut Microbiota In Vitro
Brenna and Carlson 2014 - DHA and human brain development: Evidence that a dietary supply is needed for optimal development

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