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"It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately
planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the
prevention and treatment of certain diseases... Vegetarian diets offer a number of advantages, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein and higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, boron, folate, antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, carotenoids, and phytochemicals. Some vegans may have intakes for vitamin B-12, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and occasionally riboflavin that are lower than recommended."
- from Journal of the American Dietetic Association 103, no. 6 (June 2003)
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