Lacto-ovo-vegetarian

Bantu women and 800-900 mg/d among the white women. In the United States, Marsh, et al. (J7) reported significant differences in bone mass in age and height-matched lacto-ovo vegetarian Seventh Day Adventist women compared with omnivores. This was true in the women over 60 years of age premenopausal S.D.A. women had bone densities which were similar to those of white omnivorous women. 

The lacto-ovo vegetarian diet that these S.D.A. women follow would produce a slightly alkaline urine compared with the acidic urine associated with the consumption of. a meat diet. 

There are a number of factors influencing bone density, especially in women who have passed the menopause. One of these is the nature of the diet apart from its calcium content. Little attention has been given to this means of maintaining bone mineralization especially in relation to osteoporosis. Yet the data from the S.D.A. women suggests the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet is an important factor in maintaining bone mineralization in women who have passed the menopause. The more densely mineralized bones of these elderly S.D.A. women occurs despite the fact that their bone mineralization prior to the menopause is the same as that of omnivorous white women as shown by cross-sectional studies (9). 

Vegetarians eat no meat, fish, or poultry, but must eat eggs and dairy products (this is called lacto-ovo-vegetarianism). A vegetarian diet followed correctly over a long period can reduce risk of heart disease, cancer, and other major illnesses. 

Zinc intakes of 6 Swedish vegans (individuals who consume no food of animal origin at all) using chemical analyses of diets from a duplicate portion sampling technique approach were included in a study by Abdulla et al. (12). Dietary fiber Intake of male subjects was 62+9 g/day and that of female subjects was 43 9 g/day. Zinc Intake of male subjects was 13 2.3 mg/day and that of female subjects was 6.5 1.3 mg/day, so as in the study of lacto-ovo-vegetarians by Anderson et al., subjects were found to have relatively high Intakes of fiber and relatively low Intakes of zinc with the zinc that was supplied being from foods believed to exhibit low zinc bioavailability. 

Zinc Status of Vegetarians and Omnivores 7th Day Adventist Students Eating In a Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Food Service... 

In a study from this laboratory, iron intakes and iron nutritional status of Seventh Day Adventist students attending Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska were studied. As a beginning study, 28 Seventh-Day Adventist students were asked to keep 3-day dietary diaries. Of the 28 subjects, 15 claimed to be vegetarians and 13 claimed to be omnivores. Most meals and food eaten by the subjects were obtained from the Union College cafeteria which is operated as a lacto-ovo-vegetarian food service. 

Iron Nutritional Status of Omnivore and Vegetarian Students Eating a Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian Food Service Diet (Self-Selected)... 

In the first comparison 12 lacto-ovo-vegetarians who participated in several different nutritional studies were pair matched by age, sex, size, weight and ethnic background to 12 omnivore subjects who participated in the same studies. All subjects consumed a laboratory controlled vegetarian diet based on peanut butter, milk, bread, fruits and vegetables for 21 to 28 days. While several different experimental treatments in the form of dietary additives were employed in these studies, only data from the control period when no further experimental variables were employed were used in this comparison. 

Lacto- ovo-vegetarian Meat, poultry, fish Eggs, dairy products, grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds... 

A second study (Krajcovicova-Kudlackova et al, 2003) reported lower median urine levels among vegans as compared to lacto-ovo-vegetarians and omnivores (71 vs. 177 vs. 210 pg/day), but the ranges of the groups overlapped (9-204 vs. 44-273 vs. 76-423 pg/day) ... 

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