The effects of vegetarian and vegan diet during pregnancy on the health of mothers and offspring
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, ome...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/4041 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/4041 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Dietes vegetarianes Dietes veganes Dietes a base de plantes Nutrició Embaràs Lactància materna Llet humana Micronutrients Desenvolupament fetal Dietas vegetarianas Dietas veganas Dietas basadas en plantas Nutrición Embarazo Amamantamiento Leche humana Micronutrientes Desarrollo fetal Vegetarian diets Vegan diets Plant-based diets Nutrition Pregnancy Breastfeeding Human milk Fetal development 61 |
| Sumario: | 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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