Vegetarian Diets

Essential Amino Acids EAA's

- EAA's are the building blocks of proteins - EAA's can be provided by PLANTS but larger amounts of these plant products must be consumed to match the protein obtained from animal sources

Vegan aka Strict or Pure Vegetarian

- EXCLUDES all animal tissues - meat, fish and poultry - AND all animal byproducts - eggs and dairy - Not recommended for infacts, children or pregnant women due to inadequate volume of food to meet caloric requirements. - Diet is only - vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds - only 5% of the population are true vegetarians - the # has not changed in 16 yrs.

Lactovegetarian Diet

- EXCLUDES all animal tissues and eggs - LACTO = MILK - Diet consists of - vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, dairy products

Ovovegetarian Diet

- EXCLUDES all animals tissues and dairy products but includes EGGS - OVO = EGG - Diet consists of - vegetables, fruits, grains, nuts, seeds, egg - the egg yolk contains iron and zinc and other nutrients - the egg white contains protein

Advantages of Vegen Diets

- better weight control - improved GI function - fewer breast and colon cancers - better glycemic control - lower rate of gallstones - lower BP - decreased rate of cardiovascular disease

Lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet

- excludes only animal tissues - meat, fish, and poultry - therefore, the diet is adequate IF there is sufficient amounts of dairy products and egg yolks

Vegan diet deficiencies

- high quality protein - Vit B12 - Vit D and calcium - Iron - Zinc

Complimentary Amino Acids

- when a combination of plant proteins are eaten through out the day, the amino acids provided by each complement the other so that deficiencies are off set. ex: mac and cheese, cereal and milk

4 types of Vegetarian Diets

1. Vegan 2. Lacto-vegetarian 3. Ovo-vegetarian 4. Lacto-ovo-vegetarin