Αbstract Background Vegan diets, where animal-and all their by-products are excluded from
the diet, have gained popularity, especially in the last decade. However, the evaluation of …

There is a growing awareness that fostering the transition toward plant-based diets with
reduced meat consumption levels is essential to alleviating the detrimental impacts of the …

Plant-based diets, defined here as including both vegan and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets, are
growing in popularity throughout the Western world for various reasons, including concerns …

Background Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses explaining the relationship
between carbohydrate quality and health have usually examined a single marker and a …

Decades of study indicate that copper oral exposures are typically not a human health
concern. Ingesting high levels of soluble copper salts can cause acute gastrointestinal …

This position paper considers different aspects of complementary feeding (CF), focussing on
healthy term infants in Europe. After reviewing current knowledge and practices, we have …

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 …

For design of healthy and sustainable diets and food systems, it is important to consider not
only the quantity but also the quality of nutrients. This is particularly important for proteins …

The main aim of this study was to identify the dairy sources of energy and 44 nutrients in the
average Polish diet. Our research included: carbohydrates, protein, total fat, saturated fatty …

Background Interest in vegetarian diets is growing in Italy and elsewhere, as government
agencies and health/nutrition organizations are emphasizing that regular consumption of …