#ATUnutrition#PHN3TwitterChat A2.
There are many different types of vegetarian diets->
Lacto-Ovo: Excludes meat, fish and poultry but includes dairy& eggs.
Ovo-vegetarian: Excludes meat, fish and poultry but includes eggs.
Vegan: Excludes all animal products
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A3. Studies have shown a properly applied vegetarian diet is the most effective way of ⬇️BMI, improving plasma lipid profile & ⬇️incidence of high arterial blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome and arteriosclerosis!🫀
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A5) Low iron, vitamin D & B12, and calcium intakes are common among vegans.
Increase your intake of foods such as fortified breakfast cereals or fortified plant-based milks or supplementation may be required to increase these levels.
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A5: vitamin b12, protein, vitamin D, calcium, iron - B12 supplement should be taken. Consume Fortified products and/or dietary supplements. Supply of critical nutrients should be checked regularly by a physician👩⚕️
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A4: Greater risk of nutritional deficiency’s, lack of animal foods increase the risk of health disorders in children due to lack of essential micronutrients E.g lack of protein and vitamin b12.
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A3: Reduces the risk of certain diseases from a high intake of red meat E.g certain cancers. Consuming high levels of fibre - fruit and veg decreases the risk of many diseases E.g cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. 🥗
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A2:
Pescatarian ( fish eggs and dairy) 🐟🍳
Lacto vegetarianism (includes dairy products) 🥛
Flexitarian (contains small amounts of animal foods in the diet)
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A1= There has been more education in recent years surrounding vegetarian and vegan diets - therefor increasing the awareness and popularity of this diet.
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Welcome BSc. Public Health Nutrition 3 to todays twitter chat on vegetarian and vegan diets. We will be answering 6 questions. Please make sure you type in the number of the question you are answering and include #ATUnutrition in your answer. Enjoy 😊
Hello! My name is Laura and I am a student nutritionist in ATU Galway! I hope to share my passion and knowledge towards all things nutrition in this account🍉
‘What should my pre-match meal look like?’ A very common question that is asked in the sporting world! Here are some tips and advice that you can implement into your pre match nutrition to help optimise your performance! ⚽️🏆
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in light of well-being week, take a look at ‘Healthy packed lunches’ some quick and easy advice to fuel your body during lunch time! 🍉
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A massive thank you to Dr Laura Wyness for giving our class a very informative talk on nutrition and menopause! Check out some of her slides 💕
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