Look for detailed summaries of selected articles in upcoming Vegetarian Nutrition Update newsletters.
Telles S, Naveen VK, Balkrishna A, Kumar S.
Short term health impact of a yoga and diet change program on obesity. »
Med Sci Monit. 2010 Jan;16(1):CR35-40.
Deriemaeker P, Aerenhouts D, Hebbelinck M, Clarys P
Nutrient Based Estimation of Acid-Base Balance in Vegetarians and Non-vegetarians. »
Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2010 Jan 7.
Erdeve O, Arsan S, Atasay B, Ileri T, Uysal Z.
A breast-fed newborn with megaloblastic anemia-treated with the vitamin B12 supplementation of the mother. »
Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Oct;31(10):763-5.
Fabbriciani G, Pirro M, Leli C, Cecchetti A, Callarelli L, Rinonapoli G, Scarponi AM, Mannarino E.
Diffuse muscoskeletal pain and proximal myopathy: do not forgethypovitaminosis D. »
J Clin Rheumatol. 2010 Jan;16(1):34-7.
Marsh, Kate (Australia)
Meeting nutritional needs on a vegetarian diet (Download complete article) »
Kuo SC, Yeh CB, Yeh YW, Tzeng NS.
Schizophrenia-like psychotic episode precipitated by cobalamin (B12) deficiency. »
Sinha T, Karan SC, Kotwal A.
Increased urinary uric acid excretion: a finding in Indian stone formers. »
Urol Res. 2009 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]
Roed C, Skovby F, Lund AM
Severe vitamin B12 deficiency in infants breastfed by vegans »
Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Oct 19;171(43):3099-101. [Article in Danish]
Morgan SL
Nutrition and bone: it is more than calcium and vitamin D »
Womens Health (Lond Engl). 2009 Nov;5(6):727-37.
Bakolis I, Hooper R, Thompson RL, Shaheen SO.
Dietary patterns and adult asthma: population-based case-control study. »
Allergy. 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Krivošíková Z, Krajčovičová-Kudláčková M, Spustová V, Stefíková K, Valachovičová M, Blažíček P, Nĕmcová T.
The association between high plasma homocysteine levels and lower bone mineral density in Slovak women: the impact of vegetarian diet. »
Eur J Nutr. 2009 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Van Audenhaege M, Heraud F, Menard C, Bouyrie J, Morois S, Calamassi-Tran G, Lesterle S, Volatier JL, Leblanc JC.
Impact of food consumption habits on the pesticide dietary intake: Comparison between a French vegetarian and the general population. »
Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2009 Oct;26(10):1372-88
Kottler BM, Ferdowsian HR, Barnard ND
Effects of plant-based diets on plasma lipids. »
Am J Cardiol. 2009 Oct 1;104(7):947-56
Aubertin-Leheudre M, Adlercreutz H.
Relationship between animal protein intake and muscle mass index in healthy women. »
Br J Nutr. 2009 Aug 14:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]
Borrione P, Spaccamiglio A, Salvo RA, Mastrone A, Fagnani F, Pigozzi F.
Rhabdomyolysis in a Young Vegetarian Athlete. »
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]
Liszt K, Zwielehner J, Handschur M, Hippe B, Thaler R, Haslberger AG
Characterization of Bacteria, Clostridia and Bacteroides in Faeces of Vegetarians Using qPCR and PCR-DGGE Fingerprinting. »
Ann Nutr Metab. 2009 Jul 27;54(4):253-257. [Epub ahead of print]
Tupe R, Chiplonkar SA.
Diet patterns of lactovegetarian adolescent girls: Need for devising recipes with high zinc bioavailability. »
Nutrition. 2009 Jul 21. [Epub ahead of print]
Ted D. Barnett, Neal D. Barnard, Tim L. Radak
Development of Symptomatic Cardiovascular Disease after Self-Reported Adherence to the Atkins Diet »
JADA Jul 2009 109; (7):1263-65.
Abu-Kishk I, Rachmiel M, Hoffmann C, Lahat E, Eshel G.
Infantile encephalopathy due to vitamin deficiency in industrial countries. »
Childs Nerv Syst. 2009 Jul 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Ho-Pham LT, Nguyen ND, Nguyen TV.
Effect of vegetarian diets on bone mineral density: a Bayesian meta-analysis. »
Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
Key TJ, Appleby PN, Spencer EA, Travis RC, Allen NE, Thorogood M, Mann JI.
Cancer incidence in British vegetarians. »
Br J Cancer. 2009 Jul 7;101(1):192-7. Epub 2009 Jun 16
Jenkins DJ, Wong JM, Kendall CW, Esfahani A, Ng VW, Leong TC, Faulkner DA, Vidgen E, Greaves KA, Paul G, Singer W.
The effect of plant-based low-carbohydrate ("Eco-Atkins") diet on body weight and blood lipid concentrations in hyperlipidemic subjects. »
Arch Intern Med. 2009 Jun 8;169(11):1046-54
Sanders TA.
DHA status of vegetarians. »
Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids. 2009 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]
Stuebe AM, Oken E, Gillman MW.
Associations of diet and physical activity during pregnancy with risk for excessive gestational weight gain. »
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Jul;201(1):58.e1-8. Epub 2009 May 21
Ramona Robinson-O'Brien, Cheryl L. Perry, Melanie M. Wall, Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
Adolescent and Young Adult Vegetarianism: Better Dietary Intake and Weight Outcomes but Increased Risk of Disordered Eating Behaviors »
J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 April; 109(4):648-655
Marshall DA, Walizer EM, Vernalis MN
Achievement of heart health characteristics through participation in an intensive lifestyle change program (coronary artery disease reversal study). »
2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):84-94;
Tonstad S, Butler T, Yan R, Fraser GE
Type of Vegetarian Diet, Body Weight and Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes »
Diabetes Care 2009 May;32(5):791-6. [Epub 2009 Apr 7]
Anand P, Awasthi S, Mahdi A, Tiwari M, Agarwal GG
Serum homocysteine in Indian adolescents. »
Indian J Pediatr. 2009 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Craig WJ.
Health effects of vegan diets. »
Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Mar 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Kumar J, Garg G, Sundaramoorthy E, Prasad PV, Karthikeyan G, Ramakrishnan L, Ghosh S, Sengupta S.
Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with coronary artery disease in an Indian population. »
Clin Chem Lab Med. 2009 Feb 4.
Jacobs DR Jr, Haddad EH, Lanou AJ, Messina MJ.
Food, plant food, and vegetarian diets in the US dietary guidelines: conclusions of an expert panel. (Report from the 5th International Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition) »
Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Neal D. Barnard, MD, Lise Gloede, RD, Joshua Cohen, MD, David J.A. Jenkins, MD, PhD, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, MS, RD, Amber A. Green, RD, Hope Ferdowsian, MD, MPH
A Low-Fat Vegan Diet Elicits Greater Macronutrient Changes, but Is Comparable in Adherence and Acceptability, Compared with a More Conventional Diabetes Diet among Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes »
J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Feb;109(2):263-72.
Mark F. McCarty, Jorge Barroso-Aranda, Francisco Contreras
The low-methionine content of vegan diets may make methionine restriction feasible as a life extension »
Medical Hypotheses 2009 Feb;72 (2):125-28
Shiow-Jen Juanga, Li-Ning Pengabc, Ming-Hsien Linabc, Hsiu-Yun Laiabc, Shinn-Jang Hwangabc, Liang-Kung Chenabc, Shu-Ti Chioud
Metabolic characteristics of breakfast-vegetarian elderly people in rural Taiwan »
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2009 Pub on-line Feb
Rodríguez-Morán M, Guerrero-Romero F, Rascón-Pacheco RA; for the Multidisciplinary Research Group on Diabetes of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
Dietary factors related to the increase of cardiovascular risk factors in traditional Tepehuanos communities from Mexico. A 10 year follow-up study. »
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Jan 16
Rao V, Al-Weshahy A.
Plant-based diets and control of lipids and coronary heart disease risk. »
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2008 Dec;10(6):478-85.
Kris-Etherton PM, Hu FB, Ros E, Sabaté J.
The role of tree nuts and peanuts in the prevention of coronary heart disease: multiple potential mechanisms. »
J Nutr. 2008 Sep;138(9):1746S-1751S.
Luc Djoussé, MD, DSC, J. Michael Gaziano, MD, Julie E. Buring, SCD and I-Min Lee, MBBS, SCD
Egg Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Men and Women »
Diabetes Care 32:295-300, 2009
Yen CE, Yen CH, Huang MC, Cheng CH, Huang YC
Dietary intake and nutritional status of vegetarian and omnivorous preschool children and their parents in Taiwan »
Nutr Res. 2008 Jul;28(7):430-6.
de Bortoli MC, Cozzolino SM.
Zinc and Selenium Nutritional Status in Vegetarians. »
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2008 Oct 25
Karlic H, Schuster D, Varga F, Klindert G, Lapin A, Haslberger A, Handschur M.
Vegetarian diet affects genes of oxidative metabolism and collagen synthesis. »
Ann Nutr Metab. 2008;53(1):29-32
Gabrielle M. Turner-McGrievy, MS, RD, Neal D. Barnard, MD, Joshua Cohen, MD, David J.A. Jenkins, MD, PhD, DSc, Lise Gloede, RD, Amber A. Green, RD.
Changes in Nutrient Intake and Dietary Quality among Participants with Type 2 Diabetes Following a Low-Fat Vegan Diet or a Conventional Diabetes Diet for 22 Weeks. »
J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Oct;108 (10):1636-1645
Ausman LM, Oliver LM, Goldin BR, Woods MN, Gorbach SL, Dwyer JT.
Estimated net acid excretion inversely correlates with urine pH in vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, and omnivores. »
J Ren Nutr. 2008 Sep;18(5):456-65.