Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets.
Broken into five sections, the first provides a general overview of vegetarian / plant-based diets so that readers have a foundational understanding of the topic. Dietary choices and their relation with nutritional transition and sustainability issues are discussed. The second and third sections provide a comprehensive description of the relationship between plant-based diets and health and disease prevention. The fourth section provides a deeper look into how the relationship between plant-based diets and health and disease prevention may differ in populations with different age or physiological status. The fifth and final section of the book details the nutrients and substances whose intakes are related to the proportions of plant or animal products in the diet.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 215 2. 2. Search Strategy - p. 219 3. 3. Results - p. 220 4. 4. Discussion - p. 234 5. 5. Conclusion - p. 239 6. 14. Whole Grains and Disease Risk - p. 249 7. 15. Nut Intake and Health - p. 271 8. 16. New Concepts and Paradigms for the Protective Effects of Plant-Based Food Components in Relation to Food Complexity - p. 293 9. Part 3. The Relations Between Vegetarian Diets and Health and Disease - p. 312 10. 17. Bone Health and Vegan Diets - p. 315 11. 18. Weight Maintenance and Weight Loss: The Adoption of Diets Based on Predominantly Plants - p. 333 12. 19. Cancer Risk and Vegetarian Diets - p. 345 13. 20. Vegetarian Diets and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - p. 355 14. 21. Vegetarian Diets in People With Type 2 Diabetes - p. 369 15. 22. Blood Pressure and Vegetarian Diets - p. 395 16. 23. Ischemic Heart Disease in Vegetarians and Those Consuming a Predominantly Plant-Based Diet - p. 415 17. 24. Vegetarian Diets and the Microbiome - p. 429 18. 1. Introduction - p. 429 19. 2. Background - p. 429 20. 3. The Microbiome in Health and Disease - p. 433 21. 4. Diet and the Microbiome - p. 437 22. 5. Vegetarian Diets and the Microbiome - p. 443 23. 6. Conclusions and Future Directions - p. 452 24. 25. Vegetarianism and the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - p. 463 25. 26. Defecation and Stools in Vegetarians: Implications in Health and Disease - p. 473 26. 27. Plant-Based Diets and Asthma - p. 483 27. 28. Vegetarian Diet and Possible Mechanisms for Impact on Mood - p. 493 28. Part 4. Life Events - p. 509 29. 29. Vegetarian Infants and Complementary Feeding - p. 513 30. 30. Nutritional Status of Vegetarian Children - p. 529 31. 31. Food and Meals in Vegetarian Children and Adolescents - p. 549 32. 32. Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Pregnancy - p. 565 33. 33. Vegetarian Diet and Menopausal Women - p. 589 34. 34. Nutritional Profiles of Elderly Vegetarians - p. 599 35. Part 5. Nutrients and Other Substances Intake and Status - p. 617 36. 35. Plant Protein, Animal Protein, and Protein Quality - p. 621 37. 36. Plant Protein, Animal Protein, and Cardiometabolic Health - p. 643 38. 37. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Status in Vegetarians - p. 667 39. 38. Implications of a Plant-Based Diet on Zinc Requirements and Nutritional Status - p. 683 40. 39. Plant-Based Diets and Iron Status - p. 715 41. 40. Plant-Based Diets and Selenium Intake and Status - p. 729 42. 41. B Vitamins Intake and Plasma Homocysteine in Vegetarians - p. 747 43. 42. Iodine Status, Thyroid Function, and Vegetarianism - p. 769 44. 43. Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Vegetarians - p. 791 45. 44. Probiotics in Nondairy Products - p. 809 46. 45. Exposure to Pesticide Residues and Contaminants of the Vegetarian Population—French data - p. 837 47. Index - p. 853
Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets.
Broken into five sections, the first provides a general overview of vegetarian / plant-based diets so that readers have a foundational understanding of the topic. Dietary choices and their relation with nutritional transition and sustainability issues are discussed. The second and third sections provide a comprehensive description of the relationship between plant-based diets and health and disease prevention. The fourth section provides a deeper look into how the relationship between plant-based diets and health and disease prevention may differ in populations with different age or physiological status. The fifth and final section of the book details the nutrients and substances whose intakes are related to the proportions of plant or animal products in the diet.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 215 2. 2. Search Strategy - p. 219 3. 3. Results - p. 220 4. 4. Discussion - p. 234 5. 5. Conclusion - p. 239 6. 14. Whole Grains and Disease Risk - p. 249 7. 15. Nut Intake and Health - p. 271 8. 16. New Concepts and Paradigms for the Protective Effects of Plant-Based Food Components in Relation to Food Complexity - p. 293 9. Part 3. The Relations Between Vegetarian Diets and Health and Disease - p. 312 10. 17. Bone Health and Vegan Diets - p. 315 11. 18. Weight Maintenance and Weight Loss: The Adoption of Diets Based on Predominantly Plants - p. 333 12. 19. Cancer Risk and Vegetarian Diets - p. 345 13. 20. Vegetarian Diets and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes - p. 355 14. 21. Vegetarian Diets in People With Type 2 Diabetes - p. 369 15. 22. Blood Pressure and Vegetarian Diets - p. 395 16. 23. Ischemic Heart Disease in Vegetarians and Those Consuming a Predominantly Plant-Based Diet - p. 415 17. 24. Vegetarian Diets and the Microbiome - p. 429 18. 1. Introduction - p. 429 19. 2. Background - p. 429 20. 3. The Microbiome in Health and Disease - p. 433 21. 4. Diet and the Microbiome - p. 437 22. 5. Vegetarian Diets and the Microbiome - p. 443 23. 6. Conclusions and Future Directions - p. 452 24. 25. Vegetarianism and the Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease - p. 463 25. 26. Defecation and Stools in Vegetarians: Implications in Health and Disease - p. 473 26. 27. Plant-Based Diets and Asthma - p. 483 27. 28. Vegetarian Diet and Possible Mechanisms for Impact on Mood - p. 493 28. Part 4. Life Events - p. 509 29. 29. Vegetarian Infants and Complementary Feeding - p. 513 30. 30. Nutritional Status of Vegetarian Children - p. 529 31. 31. Food and Meals in Vegetarian Children and Adolescents - p. 549 32. 32. Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Pregnancy - p. 565 33. 33. Vegetarian Diet and Menopausal Women - p. 589 34. 34. Nutritional Profiles of Elderly Vegetarians - p. 599 35. Part 5. Nutrients and Other Substances Intake and Status - p. 617 36. 35. Plant Protein, Animal Protein, and Protein Quality - p. 621 37. 36. Plant Protein, Animal Protein, and Cardiometabolic Health - p. 643 38. 37. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Status in Vegetarians - p. 667 39. 38. Implications of a Plant-Based Diet on Zinc Requirements and Nutritional Status - p. 683 40. 39. Plant-Based Diets and Iron Status - p. 715 41. 40. Plant-Based Diets and Selenium Intake and Status - p. 729 42. 41. B Vitamins Intake and Plasma Homocysteine in Vegetarians - p. 747 43. 42. Iodine Status, Thyroid Function, and Vegetarianism - p. 769 44. 43. Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Vegetarians - p. 791 45. 44. Probiotics in Nondairy Products - p. 809 46. 45. Exposure to Pesticide Residues and Contaminants of the Vegetarian Population—French data - p. 837 47. Index - p. 853
