Vegetarian diets, low-meat diets and health: a review
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Vegetarian diets, low-meat diets and health: a review.
OBJECTIVE To review the epidemiological evidence for vegetarian diets, low-meat dietary patterns and their association with health status in adults. DESIGN Published literature review focusing primarily on prospective studies and meta-analyses examining the association between vegetarian diets and health outcomes. RESULTS Both vegetarian diets and prudent diets allowing small amounts of red...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Nutrition
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1368-9800,1475-2727
DOI: 10.1017/s1368980012000936