The Effects of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet during Pregnancy on the Health of Mothers and Offspring.
Nutrients
; 11(3)2019 Mar 06.
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ABSTRACT
Vegetarian and vegan diets have increased worldwide in the last decades, according to the knowledge that they might prevent coronary heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes. Althought plant-based diets are at risk of nutritional deficiencies such as proteins, iron, vitamin D, calcium, iodine, omega-3, and vitamin B12, the available evidence shows that well planned vegetarian and vegan diets may be considered safe during pregnancy and lactation, but they require a strong awareness for a balanced intake of key nutrients. A review of the scientific literature in this field was performed, focusing specifically on observational studies in humans, in order to investigate protective effects elicited by maternal diets enriched in plant-derived foods and possible unfavorable outcomes related to micronutrients deficiencies and their impact on fetal development. A design of pregestational nutrition intervention is required in order to avoid maternal undernutrition and consequent impaired fetal growth.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones del Embarazo
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Dieta Vegetariana
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Desnutrición
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Dieta Vegana
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Enfermedades del Recién Nacido
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutrients
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España