NUTRIENT INTAKE AND HEALTH-STATUS OF VEGANS - CHEMICAL-ANALYSES OF DIETS USING THE DUPLICATE PORTION SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
NUTRIENT INTAKE AND HEALTH-STATUS OF VEGANS - CHEMICAL-ANALYSES OF DIETS USING THE DUPLICATE PORTION SAMPLING TECHNIQUE
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DOI:
10.1093/ajcn/34.11.2464
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
OCKERMAN, PA
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作者:
ABDULLA, M;ANDERSSON, I;OCKERMAN, PA
A strict vegetarian diet [vegan diet (VD)] was investigated. Middle-aged vegans (3 men and 3 women) collected copies of 24-h diets using the duplicate portion sampling technique. By chemical analyses, the nutrient composition was determined in detail and compared with corresponding figures of a normal mixed Swedish diet. In the VD 30% of the energy originated from fat compared with 40% in normal Swedish mixed diet (MD). Linoleic acid was the dominant fatty acid (60% of total fat in VD vs. 8% in MD). The VD contained 24 g protein/1000 kcal compared to 30 g/1000 kcal in MD, but the intake of essential amino acids by the vegans exceeded the recommendations. Dietary fiber was .apprx. 5 times higher in the vegan diet (29 vs. 6 g/1000 kcal) and sucrose similar to MD (18 vs. 21 g/1000 kcal). Among the inorganic nutrients the concentrations of Ca (351 vs. 391 mg/1000 kcal) and Na (53 vs. 49 mmol/1000 kcal) were similar in both types of diets but the amount of K (56 vs. 30 mmol/1000 kcal), Mg (300 vs. 110 mg/1000 kcal), Fe (9 vs. 6.5 mg/1000 kcal), Zn (6.5 vs. 4.7 mg/1000 kcal) and Cu (2 vs. 0.7 mg/1000 kcal) were nearly doubled. Iodine (39 vs. 156 .mu.g/1000 kcal) and Se (5 vs. 17 .mu.g/1000 kcal) were much lower in the VD, Se even being undetectable in several 24-h diets. The VD was rich in folic acid (301 vs. 90 .mu.g/1000 kcal in MD) but the intake of vitamin B12 was only 0.3-0.4 .mu.g/day (MD: 3-4 .mu.g day). No clinical signs of nutritional deficiency were observed in the vegans. Serum protein levels of the vegans as well as their serum lipoproteins were near the lower range of the reference group. In addition, none of the vegans was overweight and their blood pressures were low for their age.