title: [Effects of a vegetarian life style on health].
abstract: A vegetarian diet has a positive effect on various risk factors for coronary artery disease: these include usually lower average body weight, lower total and LDL cholesterol levels, and lower blood pressure. In conjunction with a generally more healthy way of life (more exercise, less alcohol and tobacco use), vegetarians have roughly 30% reduction in overall mortality. The prevalence of bronchial, colon and breast cancer is also lower. In particular in its strict form (total vegetarianism or veganism), a vegetarian regimen may lead to deficiency disorders, in particular vitamin B12 deficiency, which may occur especially in vegetarian children, pregnant or lactating women. Overall, however, a vegetarian regimen has a more beneficial effect on health than the usual Central European diet.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum Grosshadern der Universität München.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: W O
authors.initials: WO
authors.lastname: Richter
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Gesundheitliche Auswirkungen einer vegetarischen Lebensweise.