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The Vegetarian/Flexitarian Diet

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Vegetarian diets are gaining popularity in the United States, although only a small fraction of the adult population follows some version of a vegetarian diet. Plant-based diets are heterogeneous in practice. Well-planned vegetarian and flexitarian diets can be healthy and reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. Unstructured vegetarian diets can be deficient in some nutrients like protein, omega-3 fatty acids, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, and vitamin D.

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  1. Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas Woman’s University, Houston, TX, USA

    Derek C. Miketinas

  2. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    Catherine M. Champagne

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  1. Centre for Science, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB, Canada

    Norman J. Temple

  2. Department of Biology, Winona State University, Winona, MN, USA

    Ted Wilson

  3. Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA

    David R. Jacobs, Jr.

  4. Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

    George A. Bray

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Miketinas, D.C., Champagne, C.M. (2023). The Vegetarian/Flexitarian Diet. In: Temple, N.J., Wilson, T., Jacobs, Jr., D.R., Bray, G.A. (eds) Nutritional Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24663-0_18

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