Description
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.- Discusses the links between health and certain important characteristics of plant-based diets at the level of food groups- Analyzes the relation between plant-based diet and health at the different nutritional levels, i.e. from dietary patterns to specific nutrients and substances- Provides a balanced evidence-based approach to analyze the positive and negative aspects of vegetarianism- Addresses the different aspects of diets predominantly based on plants, including geographical and cultural variations of vegetarianism
Table of Contents
1. Occasional meat eaters, vegetarians, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, vegans, omnivores, pescetarians, and other dietary descriptors2. The importance of lifestyle in vegans and vegetarians: Smoking, alcohol, exercise and other variables. 3. Barriers to increasing plant protein consumption in Western populations4. Attitudes toward meat and plants in vegetarians5. Religious variations: vegetarian diets and impact on health status of children6. Nutrition knowledge of vegetarians7. Vegetarianism and eating disorders8. Bran function in vegetarians9. Geographical aspects of vegetarianism: Vegetarianism in Taiwan10. Geographical aspects of vegetarianism: Vegetarians in India11. Dietary transition: Long term trends, animal vs plant energy intake and sustainability issues12. Plant based diets for mitigating climate change13. Dietary patterns of plant-based, vegetarian and omnivorous diets14. Meat consumption and health outcomes15. Fruits and vegetables intake and disease risk16. Whole grains and cardiovascular health17. Nut intake and health18. Protective components in dietary plants based foods19. Blood pressure and vegetarian diets20. Bone health and vegan diets21. Vegetarian diets and Mood22. Cancer risk and plant based diets23. Faecal microbiota and the vegetarian diet24. Asthma and raw vegetable diets25. Vegetarian diets, insulin sensitivity and the risk of diabetes26. Vegetarian diets in people with type-2 diabetes27. Ischemic heart disease in vegetarians and non-vegetarians28. Defecation and stools in vegetarians: implications for health29. Reflux esophagitis and vegetarianism30. Weight maintenance and weight loss: the adoption of diets based on predominantly plants31. Vegetarian infants and complementary feeding32. Nutritional status of vegetarian children33. Food and meals in vegetarian children and adolescents34. Vegetarian diets in pregnancy35. Nutritional profiles of vegetarian menopausal women36. Nutritional profiles of vegetarian elderly37. Plant protein, animal protein and protein quality38. Plant protein, animal protein and cardiometabolic health39. Vegetarian diet and Zinc status40. Plant-based diets and Iron status41. Plant-based diets and Selenium intake and status42. Vitamin B12 deficiency in vegetarians43. B Vitamins intake and plasma homocysteine in vegetarians44. Iodine deficiency, thyroid function and vegetarianism45. Polyunsaturated fatty acids status in vegetarians46. Probiotics in nondairy products47. Dietary exposure to chemicals in vegetarians
