Complete Vegetarian : The Essential Guide to Good Health, Paperback

by Peggy Carlson

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Complete Vegetarian : The Essential Guide to Good Health, Paperback by Carlson, Peggy, . (EDT), ISBN 0252075064, ISBN-13 9780252075063, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This volume reviews the current scientific knowledge regarding the nutritional and health aspects of vegetarian diets. It addresses nutrition immediately after the introduction, with eight chapters offering specific focus on protein, fats, fiber, iron, calcium and vitamin D, vitamin B12, zinc, and other vitamins and minerals. Eight chapters then address the role of vegetarianism in dealing with heart disease, cancer, hypertension, stroke, obesity, diabetes, osteoperosis, and certain digestive and kidney diseases. Remaining chapters discuss vegetarian diets and children, pregnancy and lactation, optimal nutrition for active vegetarians and vegetarian athletes, environmental and food safety aspects of vegetarian diets, planning nutritious vegetarian diets, and overall protective factors of the vegetarian diet. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Year: 2009
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9780252075063
• Condition: Fine

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