¡Pero claro que tiene muchísima evidencia que respalda su seguridad y beneficios! A continuación, te dejo 30 entidades y organismos científicos que respaldan que la alimentación basada en plantas es segura para la salud en todas la etapas de la vida, y beneficiosa para el tratamiento y prevención de diversas enfermedades:
Generalitat de Catalunya
Dietitians of Canada
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
American Academy of Pediatrics
New Zealand Dietetic Association
New Zealand – Ministry of Health
Sociedad Argentina de Nutrición
British Dietetic Association
Academia Española de Nutrición y Dietética
World Health Organization (WHO)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Harvard University
National Library of Medicine (MedlinePlus)
Canadian Paediatric Society
American Institute for Cancer Research
Italian Society of Human Nutrition
British Nutrition Foundation
Australian Goverment National Health and Medical Research Council
Dirección General de Salud de Portugal
Nordic Council of Ministers
Northen Ireland Government
American Heart Association
American Diabetes Association
American College of Sports Medicine
Loma Linda University, California
Centre for Health Protection – Hong Kong
MAYO Clinic
Physicians Association for Nutrition
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Referencias:
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American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada. Position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada: Vegetarian diets. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003; 103(6):748-65.
Melina V, Craig W, Levin S. Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian diets. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2016; 116(12): 1970-1980.
Brita C, Moilanen MD. Vegan Diets in Infants, Children and Adolescents. Pediatr Rev. 2004; 25(5):174-176.
New Zealand Dietetic Association. Vegetarian Diets - American Dietetic Association. Journal of the New Zealand Dietetic Association. 2000; 54(2): 48-57.
Ministry of Health NZ [Internet]. New Zealand: 2012. Eating for Healthy Vegetarians [cited Feb 14, 2022]. Available from: https://bit.ly/1Lu2GQp
Sociedad Argentina de Nutrición [Internet]. Argentina: 2014. Alimentación Vegetariana: Posición de la SAN. Available from: https://bit.ly/2DmsI8D
British Dietetic Association [Internet]. United Kingdom: British Dietetic Association; 2017 [cited Feb 13, 2022]. British Dietetic Association confirms well-planned vegan diets can support healthy living in people of all ages. Available from: https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/british-dietetic-association-confirms-well-planned-vegan-diets-can-support-healthy-living-in-people-of-all-ages.html
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Internet]. World Health Organization; 2019 [cited Feb 13, 2022]. Food Security. Available from: https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/chapter/chapter-5/
U.S. Department of Agriculture [Internet]. U.S.A: WIC Works Resource System [cited Feb 13, 2022]. Vegetarian Diets. Available from: https://wicworks.fns.usda.gov/resources/vegetarian-diets
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine [Internet]. U.S.A. [cited Feb 13, 2022]. Plant-Based Diets. Available from: https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets
Harvard Health Publishing [Internet]. Cambridge: 2021 [cited Feb 14, 2022]. What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it? Available from: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-and-why-should-you-try-it-2018092614760
National Library of Medicine [Internet]. Bethesda: MedlinePlus; Dec 2021 [cited Feb 13, 2022]. Vegetarian Diet. Available from: https://medlineplus.gov/vegetariandiet.html
Amit M. Vegetarian diets in children and adolescents. Paediatr Child Health. 2010; 15(5):303-14.
American Institute for Cancer Research [Internet]. Arlington; 2019 [cited Feb 13, 2022]. What is a Plant-Based Diet? Here's AICR's Take. Available from: https://www.aicr.org/resources/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-aicrs-take/
Agnoli C, Baroni L, Bertini I,Ciappellano S, Fabbri A, Papa M, et al. Position paper on vegetarian diets from the working group of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2017; 27(12): 1037-1052.
Phillips F. Briefing paper: Vegetarian Nutrition. British Nutrition Foundation Nutrition Bulletin. 2005; 38:132-167. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2005.00467.x
HealthDirect [Internet]. Australia: Health On The Net foundation; 2019 [cited Feb 14, 2022]. Vegetarian and vegan diets. Available from: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/vegetarian-and-vegan-diets
Direção-Geral da Saúde. Portugal: Direção-Geral da Saúde; 2015 [cited Feb 14, 2022]. Linhas de orientação para uma alimentação vegetariana saudável. Available from: https://nutrimento.pt/activeapp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Linhas-de-Orienta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-para-uma-Alimenta%C3%A7%C3%A3o-Vegetariana-Saud%C3%A1vel.pdf
Nordic Council of Ministers [Internet]. Copenhagen: Nordic Council of Ministers; 2012 [cited Feb 14, 2022]. Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012. Available from: http://norden.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:704251/FULLTEXT01.pdf
Northern Ireland Government [Internet]. Northen Ireland: nidirect [cited Mar 03, 2022]. Vegetarian and vegan diets. Available from: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/node/2766#toc-2
American Heart Association [Internet]. Dallas: American Heart Association; Aug 2021 [cited Mar 03, 2022]. Eating a plant-based diet at any age may lower cardiovascular risk. Available from: https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/08/04/eating-a-plant-based-diet-at-any-age-may-lower-cardiovascular-risk
Pawlak R. Vegetarian Diets in the Prevention and Management of Diabetes and Its Complications. Diabetes Spectr. 2017; 30(2): 82–88.
American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, American College of Sports Medicine, Rodríguez N, Di Marco N, Langley S. American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Nutrition and athletic performance. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2009; 41(3):709-31.
Loma Linda University [Internet]. Loma Linda: Loma Linda University Health [cited Mar 03, 2022]. Episode 10: Vegetarian Diet. Available from: https://lluh.org/patients-visitors/health-wellness/live-it/online-health-show/episode-10-vegetarian-diet
Centre for Health Protection [Internet]. Hong Kong: Department of Health; Apr 2021 [cited Mar 03, 2022]. Guidelines for Vegetarian Diet. Available from: https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/90050.html
MAYO Clinic [Internet]. U.S.A.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; Aug 2020 [cited Mar 03, 2022]. Vegetarian diet: How to get the best nutrition. Available from: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/vegetarian-diet/art-20046446
Physicians Association for Nutrition [Internet]. Physicians Association for Nutrition [cited Mar 05, 2022]. The Power of Nutrition (Part 7): The Clarity of Evidence. The Baseline. Available from: https://pan-int.org/the-power-of-nutrition-part-7/
American College of Lifestyle Medicine [Internet]. St. Louis: American College of Lifestyle Medicine; Sep 2018 [cited Mar 05, 2022]. American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces dietary lifestyle position statement for treatment and potential reversal of disease. Available from: https://www.prweb.com/pdfdownload/15786205.pdf
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