A Vegan Diet Last updated: Jul 17, 2008

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Conditions that suggest it | Recommendations

 
 

 
 

Conditions that suggest A Vegan Diet:
 
 
Nutrients  Zinc Requirement
 Vegetarians who consume a variety of legumes and nuts will probably meet their zinc requirement, but otherwise a vegetarian diet may be inadequate in zinc. Since the zinc from plant sources is absorbed less readily, this increases the concern about zinc status in vegetarians who do not consume legumes and nuts.
 
 

Recommendations for A Vegan Diet:
 
 
Animal-basedNot recommended:
  Chitosan
  Heparin
  Liver Extract Injection
  Fish Oils
  Shark Liver Oil
  CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid)
  Thymic Factors
  Colostrum / Transfer Factor
  Bile Salts
  Glucosamine / Chondroitin Sulfate
  Lactoferrin
  Glandular / Live Cell Therapy

Diet
  Vegetarian/Vegan Diet

Not recommended:
  Increased Fish Consumption
 
 


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Strong or generally accepted link
Highly recommended
Avoid absolutely

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GLOSSARY

Zinc:  An essential trace mineral. The functions of zinc are enzymatic. There are over 70 metalloenzymes known to require zinc for their functions. The main biochemicals in which zinc has been found to be necessary include: enzymes and enzymatic function, protein synthesis and carbohydrate metabolism. Zinc is a constituent of insulin and male reproductive fluid. Zinc is necessary for the proper metabolism of alcohol, to get rid of the lactic acid that builds up in working muscles and to transfer it to the lungs. Zinc is involved in the health of the immune system, assists vitamin A utilization and is involved in the formation of bone and teeth.