Vegetarians

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Mind Map on Vegetarians, created by Char Phillips on 10/06/2013.
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Vegetarians
  1. 3-7% of the UK are vegetarians
    1. more woman are vegetarians than men.
    2. Pesco-vegetarian
      1. all red meat and poultry are excluded but fish and other animal products are still consumed.
      2. Lacto-ovo-vegetarian
        1. all meat, fish and poultry are exclused but milk, milk products and eggs are still consumed. most UK vegetarians follow a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet.
        2. Lacto-vegetarian
          1. all meat, fish, poultry and eggs are excluded. milk and milk products are consumed.
          2. Fruitarian
            1. all foods of animal origin as well as pulses are cereals are excluded. the diet mainly consists of raw and dried fruits, nuts, honey and olive oil.
            2. Vegan
              1. all foods of animal origin are excluded. the diet mainly consists of grains, vegetables, vegetable oils, cereal, pulses such as beans and lentils, nuts, fruit and seeds. non-food animal products, such as leather, may also be avoided.
              2. Nutritional requirements of vegetarians
                1. a vegetarian diet that includes milk or eggs will contain sufficient protein of a high biological protein.
                  1. protein from plant sources, with the exception of soya, has a low biological content, which means that one or more of the essential or indispensable amino acids needed by the body are missing.
                    1. If proteins from different plant sources are eaten together, the amino acid content of the plant proteins will complement each other.
                      1. There may be a problem with adequate intakes of vitamin D among vegetarians.
                        1. Low vitamin D status may be due to a combination of low exposure to sunlight and the type of vegetarian die followed, particularly if milk and milk products are excluded.
                        2. Being a vegetarian is becoming more common among adolescents.
                          1. Care needs to be taken to ensure protein and energy requirements are met.
                        3. Dietary requirements of vegetarians
                          1. Being a vegetarian doesn't mean avoiding meat.
                            1. it's important to eat substitutes that contain the same nutrients which would have been provided by meat.
                            2. a vegetarian diet is not necessarily more healthy than an omnivorous diet,
                              1. Calcium is present in milk, cheese and dairy products, so vegetarians who consume milk and milk products are likely to have adequate intakes of calcium.
                                1. non-haem iron is obtained freom sources such as eggs, cereal foods, green vegetables, nut and pulses. It is important to remember that if vitamin C is consumed from fruit, fruit juices and vegetables this will enhance the absorption of non-haem iron.
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