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Med Int Mex 2024; 40 (9)

Effects of omnivorous and vegetarian diets on health-disease biomarkers

Torres BO, Villaegas OA, Fregoso UJE, Martínez BDL, Ramos IML, Arellano GME

Language: Spanish
References: 50
Page: 591-602
PDF size: 400.76 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: A good diet is essential for the maintenance of health; the debate lies in which is more appropriate: omnivorous or vegetarian.
Objective: To describe the overview of the effects of omnivorous and vegetarian diets on health, biochemical profile, vitamins, iron, and other metals.
Methodology: A simple literature review was performed, using PubMed and Google Scholar from 2005 to 2023. The following words were used: omnivorous diet, vegetarian, health effect, biochemical profile, vitamins, iron and other metals.
Results: A total of 279 articles in Spanish and English were identified and 50 of them were screened by full-text analysis. They were not included when the basic contributions were repetitive. There was dissent among authors, possibly because some studies do not reflect current conditions, country of origin, sample size, population, or age. Omnivorous diet promotes high levels of selenium, vitamin E, niacin, protein, total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides, but with risk of folate and vitamin C deficiency. Vegetarian diet results in higher concentrations of vitamin C, folate, carotenoids and heavy metals, carbohydrates, and occasional triglycerides, but carries a higher risk of vitamin D, B12, calcium, iron and zinc deficiency.
Conclusions: All diets, even with differences in intake and plasma concentration of elements, can potentially meet the basic requirements by attending to specific individual needs and incorporating supplements or fortified products.


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