Modern view of vegetarianism through the position of metabolic concept of food assimilation
Medkova, I.L.
Voprosy Pitaniia 78(3): 4-10
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 19663297 Document Number: 630651
In this review modern performance of the vegetarian nutrition was presented through the metabolic concept of assimilation of food. It presents the history of this line in the science of nutrition, development of its scientific-method base and also describes more perspective directions of using of vegetarianism in practice. The analysis of some foreign investigations and results long-term own studies confirm the efficiency of lactoovovegetarian diets in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis and its complications. It gives the proof of necessity of more expensive use of this system of nutrition in dietetics.