Vegetarian diets in pregnancy, lactation, infancy and childhood
| Autor: | Nataša Fidler Mis, Rok Orel |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Slovenian |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Zdravniški Vestnik, Vol 82, Iss 0 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |
| Popis: | Strict vegetarian diet with avoidance of all foods of animal origin poses a risk of deficiency of several nutrients: iron, zinc, calcium, iodine, vitamin B12, B2, A, D, n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22: 6n-3), proteins and energy. Guidelines of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and the Slovenian guidelines dissuade from strict vegetarian or vegan diet for children. However, in the majority of adolescents across Europe, including in Slovenia, markedly too low intake of vegetables is reported. The manuscript presents the benefits of plant-based foods in the prevention of obesity in children and adolescents. Other benefits of sufficient intake of plant-based foods include the prevention of cardiovascular diseases with the Mediterranean diet. While warning against very strict vegetarian diet in infancy, specially in children, adolescents, and pregnant and lactating women it is very important to promote plant-foods in the diet of omnivorous children and adolescents; this should become an important public health strategy. |
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