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Role of Nutrition and Diet Therapy in Boosting Immunity
Published in Mehwish Iqbal, Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Approaches for Enhancing Immunity, 2023
On the other hand, vegetarianism is gaining popularity in developed countries as well. Though vegetarianism is not generally practised, it is enormously the diet of choice in the holistic environment, as a meatless diet is thought to be beneficial to the soul, body and mind. Meat was consumed during the Vedic period, and the Caraka Samhita does not certainly recommend vegetarianism. The Caraka Samhita emphasises that no single food should be consumed in excess and advises several foods for specific physiological aspects. It mentions a variety of meats, such as cow and camel, as a contribution to mitigating the effects of various disorders, such as persistent piles, and as being ‘good for individuals who exercise daily and have great digestive powers' (Jacobs, 2018).
Naturopathic Medicine and the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Stephen T. Sinatra, Mark C. Houston, Nutritional and Integrative Strategies in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Although vegetarian diets are high in fiber, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, magnesium, and potassium, strict vegetarians and vegans have been known to be deficient in vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc, and long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.22,23 Low levels of vitamin B12, found in meat and eggs, cause an increase in plasma homocysteine, an amino acid linked with heart disease.24 It is therefore important for vegetarians to supplement with vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin B6 to help metabolize methionine more efficiently, thus lowering homocysteine.25 Since meat and eggs are consumed regularly on a Paleolithic diet, most Paleo followers do not need to take additional B vitamins, carnitine, alpha-lipoic acid, and coenzyme Q10 as these nutrients are found in abundance in the animal kingdom.
Restricted Diets
Published in Praveen S. Goday, Cassandra L. S. Walia, Pediatric Nutrition for Dietitians, 2022
Margaret O. Murphy, Teresa M. Lee, Therese A. Ryzowicz, George J. Fuchs
It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans that vegan, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets can meet the nutrient needs of infants, children, and adolescents to sustain normal growth and development. However, eating patterns of vegetarians and vegans can vary greatly, and diets should be well-planned and ensure adequacy of common nutrients that might otherwise be deficient in these diets. While some of these diets, especially when unplanned, include some degree of nutrition risk, these risks are likely to be highest in very young children and children with chronic disease.
Should we follow the guidelines on vitamin B12 deficiency and diabetes? A retrospective analysis of data from middle eastern population
Published in Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2023
Ahmed Kamal Swidan, Marwa Ahmed Salah Ahmed
In our study, diabetic patients were not vitamin B12 deficient and even vitamin B12 is more deficient in the non-diabetic group even after removing those with low vitamin B12. It is challenging to compare the frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency in diabetic patients and general populations because most research utilize different definitions of vitamin B12 deficiency and because cultural and religious views vary greatly around the globe. One population-based study found that 12.1% of 1048 senior Finnish participants, aged 65 to 100, had definite vitamin B12 insufficiency [21]. There is a relatively high frequency of vitamin B12 insufficiency in general Indian population, a nation where a considerable percentage of people practice vegetarianism due to cultural and religious convictions. About 67% of the 441 healthy middle-aged Indian males who participated in Yajnik et al.’s study to assess the prevalence of vitamin B12 insufficiency and hyperhomocysteinemia reported having levels of vitamin B12 that were <150 pmol/L. According to this study’s multivariate analysis, the only significant predictor linked to low vitamin B12 levels was a vegetarian diet [22].
Life of a vegetarian college student: Health, lifestyle, and environmental perceptions
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2022
Melissa D. Olfert, Makenzie L. Barr, Anne E. Mathews, Tanya M. Horacek, Kristin Riggsbee, Wenjun Zhou, Sarah E. Colby
In regards to health, research has suggested that vegetarian diets have the potential to be anti-obesogenic relative to diets that include some amount of meat or fish.6 A study of groups with differing dietary patterns found that groups whose diets entirely excluded meat (vegans and vegetarians) had lower body mass index (BMI) (BMI) than groups of pescatarians, semi-vegetarians (restricting meat intake), and nonvegetarians.7 BMI was also observed to increase simultaneously with greater inclusion of meat and/or fish in the diet.7 Likewise, several studies have shown that vegetarianism is associated with beneficial effects among cardiovascular health indicators, including lower BMI (BMI), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, glucose levels, and incidence of and mortality from ischemic heart disease.8,9 Therefore, following a vegetarian diet may be preventative for chronic disease development.
Vegetarian diet may ameliorate uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients
Published in Renal Failure, 2018
Chun-Yang Tseng, Tai-Te Wu, Chia-Wen Lai, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Che-Yi Chou, Chiz-Tzung Chang, Hung-Chih Chen
A cross-sectional study was performed. All the vegetarians or non-vegetarian uremia patients on a 4-h session thrice-weekly hemodialysis therapy for more than one year in two different dialysis centers were enrolled for our study. We excluded patients with abnormal liver function, hepatitis B or hepatitis C carrier, or patients under long-term steroid treatment secondary to systemic or dermal inflammatory disorders; these diseases perhaps will affect the severity of pruritus. A 24-h diet recall method was used for diet evaluation [8]. Vegetarians without consuming any meat, milk, or egg products were deemed strict vegetarian. Vegetarians taking also milk or egg products were deemed lacto-ovo vegetarian. All vegetarians started their vegetarian diet before the commencement of maintenance hemodialysis and all the vegetarians adhered to vegetarian diet more than one year. Both strict and lacto-ovo vegetarians were included into the vegetarian group.