Vegetarian nutrition and wellness

Resource Information

The work Vegetarian nutrition and wellness represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Vegetarian nutrition and wellness

Statement of responsibility

edited by Winston J. Craig

Contributor

• Craig, Winston J.

Editor

• Craig, Winston J.

Subject

• Health promotion
• Nutrition
• Veganism -- Health aspects
• Vegetarianism -- Health aspects

Language

eng

Summary

A large amount of research effort goes into assessing the health benefits of a plant-based diet, resulting from human desire to consume a more sustainable diet that is less destructive of the earth's natural resources. In addition, a growing number of people are choosing the vegan or total vegetarian diet because of the potential to greatly reduce the risk of chronic diseases and mortality rates. Although this interest in plant-based eating is popular, there exist concerns on the safety of some vegetarian diets, especially a vegan diet. This book describes issues of the vegetarian diet and outlines ways to prevent nutrient deficiencies. Vegetarian Nutrition and Wellness focuses on synthesizing research around vegetarian diets and human health. A major section of the book deals with how a vegetarian diet protects population groups from the major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and various cancers. Based upon ecological and clinical studies, chapter authors explain the health-promoting properties of plant-based diets with a vegetarian or vegan diet. Fruits and vegetables figure prominently in vegetarian diets and provide a substantial effect in disease reduction and health-promoting properties of a plant-based diet--back cover

Cataloging source

DNLM/DLC

Dewey number

613.2/62

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

RM236

LC item number

.V44 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

NLM call number

• 2018 G-862
• QT 235