ex0524: Vegetarians and Zinc: An Observational Study
Description
Previous studies suggest that vegetarians may not receive enough zinc
in their diets and the zinc requirement is especially important during
pregnancy. Twenty-three women were monitored: twelve vegetarians who
were pregnant, six nonvegetarians who were pregnant, and five
vegetarians who were not pregnant. Is there any evidence that
pregnant vegetarians tend to have lower zinc levels than pregnant
nonvegetarians?source
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King, J.C., Stein, T. and Doyle, M. (1981). Effect of Vegetarianism on
the Zinc Status of Pregnant Women, American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition 34(6): 1049--1055.