It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian
diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may …

Iron and zinc are currently the trace minerals of greatest concern when considering the
nutritional value of vegetarian diets. With elimination of meat and increased intake of phytate …

Background Excess iron has been shown to induce diabetes in animal models. However,
the results from human epidemiologic studies linking body iron stores and iron intake to the …

Ascorbic acid (AA), with its reducing and chelating properties, is the most efficient enhancer
of non-heme iron absorption when its stability in the food vehicle is ensured. The number of …

The role of micronutrients in the etiology of type 2 diabetes is not well established. Several
lines of evidence suggest that iron play may a role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes …

Background: Ascorbic acid has a pronounced enhancing effect on the absorption of dietary
nonheme iron when assessed by feeding single meals to fasting subjects. This contrasts …

Iron deficiency is a concern in both developing and developed (industrialized) countries;
and young women are particularly vulnerable. This review investigates dietary determinants …

Background: Coffee is the major source of dietary antioxidants. The association between
coffee consumption and risk of death from diseases associated with inflammatory or …

This article is a summary of the publication “Iron and Health” by the Scientific Advisory
Committee on Nutrition (SACN) to the UK Government (2010), which reviews the dietary …

Previous research on the effect of replacing sources of animal protein with plant protein on
glycemic control has been inconsistent. We therefore conducted a systematic review and …