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Nutritional Aspects of Vegetarianism, Health Foods, and Fad Diets

Nutritional Aspects of Vegetarianism, Health Foods, and Fad Diets American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition Lewis A. Barness, M.D., Chairman The Committee on Nutrition is concerned about the recent increase in nutritional practices that are potentially hazardous to the health of children. The purpose of this statement is to discuss some common dietary patterns which may be harmful and/or which may fail to provide the promised or anticipated benefits. Such diets include those based on religion, life style, morality, or ecologic concerns (e.g., vegetarianism and Zen macrobiotics), and those in which special virtues of a particular food, foods, or nutrients are exaggerated (e.g., organic, natural, and health foods, or diets supplemented with massive doses of one or more vitamins).’ The Committee urges that claims for benefit of special diets should be subjected to critical, scientific evaluation before acceptance by the medical community. VEGETARIAN DIETS Vegetarianism with many individual modifications is popular, especially among adolescents and young adults. Vegetarian diets may be classified as lactoovovegetarian (plant foods with dairy products and eggs), lactovegetarian (plant foods with dairy products), or pure vegetarian (plant foods only). The term “vegan” refers to a group of individuals who not only eat pure vegetarian diets but also share a philosophy and life http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nutrition Reviews Oxford University Press

Nutritional Aspects of Vegetarianism, Health Foods, and Fad Diets

Nutrition Reviews , Volume 35 (6) – Jun 1, 1977

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Copyright
© 1977 International Life Sciences Institute
ISSN
0029-6643
eISSN
1753-4887
DOI
10.1111/j.1753-4887.1977.tb06574.x
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Abstract

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition Lewis A. Barness, M.D., Chairman The Committee on Nutrition is concerned about the recent increase in nutritional practices that are potentially hazardous to the health of children. The purpose of this statement is to discuss some common dietary patterns which may be harmful and/or which may fail to provide the promised or anticipated benefits. Such diets include those based on religion, life style, morality, or ecologic concerns (e.g., vegetarianism and Zen macrobiotics), and those in which special virtues of a particular food, foods, or nutrients are exaggerated (e.g., organic, natural, and health foods, or diets supplemented with massive doses of one or more vitamins).’ The Committee urges that claims for benefit of special diets should be subjected to critical, scientific evaluation before acceptance by the medical community. VEGETARIAN DIETS Vegetarianism with many individual modifications is popular, especially among adolescents and young adults. Vegetarian diets may be classified as lactoovovegetarian (plant foods with dairy products and eggs), lactovegetarian (plant foods with dairy products), or pure vegetarian (plant foods only). The term “vegan” refers to a group of individuals who not only eat pure vegetarian diets but also share a philosophy and life

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Nutrition ReviewsOxford University Press

Published: Jun 1, 1977

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