Healthy Vegetarian

摘要

In this issue of Obesity Management, the Centers for ObesitynResearch and Education (CORE) bring you a tool tonhelp your overweight vegetarian patients.nThere is a generalized belief that eating vegetariannmeans eating a healthy diet. However, vegetarians stillnneed to watch calorie intake and be cognizant of behavioralntrends. A typical vegetarian diet is one that excludesnmeat, fish, fowl, or products containing these foods. Lessnstrict vegetarians might however allow egg and/or dairynproducts. Vegetarians who simply replace meat with annexcess of starchy foods, cheese, or junk food are set upnfor poor nutrition and unhealthy weight gain.nThe American Dietetic Association and Dietitians ofnCanada have published a joint position paper stating,n“Appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful,