ABSTRACT

Approximately 12 million U.S. citizens consider themselves vegetarians, and 13.5 percent of all U.S. households claim to have at least one family member practicing some form of vegetarianism. In the past 30 years, scientific endeavors in the area of vegetarian nutrition have progressively shifted from investigating dietary concerns held by nutritio

chapter 1|16 pages

VEGETARIAN DIETS: DESCRIPTIONS AND TRENDS

chapter 4|36 pages

VEGETARIAN DIETS AND CANCER RISK

chapter 5|18 pages

VEGETARIAN DIETS AND OBESITY PREVENTION

chapter 10|30 pages

WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION

chapter 13|34 pages

NUTRIENTS OF CONCERN IN VEGETARIAN DIETS

chapter 16|30 pages

DEVELOPING A VEGETARIAN FOOD GUIDE

chapter 18|20 pages

MEATLESS DIET: A MORAL IMPERATIVE?

chapter 19|24 pages

THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF VEGETARIANISM