Dieta vegetariana – factos e contradições

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  • Nelson Pedro Serviço de Medicina II dos Hospitais Universidade Coimbra

Palavras-chave:

nutrição, vegetarianismo, dieta

Resumo

A dieta vegetariana está associada a uma noção de padrão saudável de nutrição; contudo, os seus benefícios e, principalmente,
os seus riscos não estão perfeitamente documentados.
O autor analisa as características da dieta vegetariana, as suas
deficiências e eventuais virtudes e pretende dotar o profissional de
saúde de noções básicas na abordagem da nutrição do indivíduo
vegetariano.

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30-09-2010

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Pedro N. Dieta vegetariana – factos e contradições. RPMI [Internet]. 30 de Setembro de 2010 [citado 18 de Abril de 2024];17(3):173-8. Disponível em: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1217

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