Sentences with phrase «maintained on vegetarian diets»

Cats are natural meat eaters and can not be maintained on vegetarian diets or diets that rely heavily on grains.

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Trying to maintain a vegetarian diet is difficult, as I have also been corrupted by the highly processed non-meat products that are widely available on a limited budget.

You do not need to become a vegan or vegetarian to maintain good alkalinity, however your diet should be based primarily on leafy green and colorful vegetables and low - glycemic fruits.

I've seen many warnings that phytates / phytic acid may be a concern when people take on a vegetarian diet and that makes sense to me, especially for vegans — who are less likely to maintain the lactobacilli who support phytic acid breakdown, since they need to compete on vegetables instead of thriving pretty much on their own on lactose.

Research has shown that omega - 3s are found in a more stable form, ALA, in vegetables, fruits, and beans.13 For healthy individuals, natural conversion of ALA to the longer chain omega - 3s, DHA and EPA, should be sufficient to maintain tissue function.14 In fact, according to a European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, women on vegan diets actually have more long - chain omega - 3s in their blood compared with fish - eaters, meat - eaters, and lacto - ovo vegetarians.15

(1) A «business as usual» approach based on predictions from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; this scenario was used as the reference point for the study (2) A «healthy global diets» scenario in which people adopt the global dietary guidelines for healthy eating and consume just enough calories to maintain a healthy body weight; it includes at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, less than 50g of sugar, and a max of 43g of meat daily (3) A vegetarian diet that includes eggs and dairy, 6 servings of fruits and vegetables, and 1 portion of pulses (4) A completely plant - based vegan diet, with 7 servings of fruits and vegetables and 1 portion of pulses