Prevalence of Inadequacy of Micronutrient Intake in a Sample of Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Female Adolescents in New Zealand

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Prevalence of Inadequacy of Micronutrient Intake in a Sample of Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Female Adolescents in New Zealand

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Appropriately planned vegetarian diets can be nutritionally adequate; however, without careful planning, some nutrients may be at risk of inadequacy, especially in adolescence, when energy and nutrient requirements are higher relative to body mass. The aim of this study was to compare intakes of at-risk micronutrients in a group of New Zealand female adolescents consuming vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets. A cross-sectional Survey of Nutrition, Dietary Assessment and Lifestyle (SuNDiAL proj...

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Conference Proceedings

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2023-03-01

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Ranasinghe, Chaya / Peddie, Meredith / Smith, Claire / Scott, Tessa / Fleming, Elizabeth / Webster, Kirsten / Brown, Rachel / Haszard, Jillian / Houghton, Lisa

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/43247

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adolescent / dietary intake / micronutrients / nutrient adequacy / vegetarian

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