When the patient asks. Is a vegetarian diet healthy?

Katie Iverson

doi:10.1097/01720610-200709000-00016

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When the patient asks. Is a vegetarian diet healthy?

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When the patient asks. Is a vegetarian diet healthy?

Katie Iverson

JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.), Vol.20(9), pp.49-49

09/2007

DOI: 10.1097/01720610-200709000-00016

PMID: 17902543

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Abstract

Vegetarian diets can be just as variable as omnivore diets. When speaking with patients who want to follow a vegetarian diet, take time to discuss the foods to eat to help ensure nutritional adequacy. This discussion can start with a list of some of the common forms of vegetarianism.

Food Analysis

Diet, Vegetarian

Nutritive Value

Humans

Nutritional Status

Child

Patient Education as Topic

Details

Title: Subtitle: When the patient asks. Is a vegetarian diet healthy?
Creators: Katie Iverson - Emergency Trauma Center, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: JAAPA (Montvale, N.J.), Vol.20(9), pp.49-49
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1097/01720610-200709000-00016
PMID: 17902543
ISSN: 1547-1896
Language: English
Date published: 09/2007
Academic Unit: Physician Assistant Studies
Record Identifier: 9984006409502771

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