Meeting nutritional needs on a vegetarian diet.
A vegetarian is a person who consumes a diet consisting mostly of plant based foods including fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and grains. Some vegetarians also consume eggs and dairy foods. Individuals choose to follow a vegetarian diet for a range of reasons, including animal rights and religion, but two common reasons are the health and environmental benefits of plant based eating.
Marsh
Kate
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Northside Nutrition & Dietetics, Sydney, New South Wales.
Zeuschner
Carol
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Saunders
Angela
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Reid
Michelle
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D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements