ArticleNutrition journal2015
Intake of macro- and micronutrients in Danish vegans.
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- Improving the selenium supply of vegans and omnivores with Brazil nut butter compared to a dietary supplement in a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
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- Nutrient and Discretionary Food Intake in Vegan Adult Australians: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Article
- Food sources of macro- and micronutrients in young children and adults following vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous diets.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Comparing diet-related attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of vegan and omnivorous adults: results from a cross-sectional survey study in Germany.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The German LAKE-score reliably predicts urinary and dietary potential renal acid load: a three-armed translational study.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Dietary intake, nutritional status, and health outcomes among vegan, vegetarian, and omnivorous Czech families.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Serum Lipid Profile in Polish Women Adhering to Different Dietary Patterns: The Cardioprotective Potential of Plant-Based Diets.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Dietary intakes and nutritional adequacy of Australians consuming plant-based diets compared to a regular meat-eating diet.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSince information about macro- and micronutrient intake among vegans is limited we aimed to determine and evaluate their dietary and supplementary intake.
methodsSeventy 18-61 years old Danish vegans completed a four-day weighed food record from which their daily intake of macro- and micronutrients was assessed and subsequently compared to an age-range-matched group of 1,257 omnivorous individuals from the general Danish population. Moreover, the vegan dietary and supplementary intake was compared to the 2012 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR).
resultsDietary intake differed significantly between vegans and the general Danish population in all measured macro- and micronutrients (p < 0.05), except for energy intake among women and intake of carbohydrates among men. For vegans the intake of macro- and micronutrients (including supplements) did not reach the NNR for protein, vitamin D, iodine and selenium. Among vegan women vitamin A intake also failed to reach the recommendations. With reference to the NNR, the dietary content of added sugar, sodium and fatty acids, including the ratio of PUFA to SFA, was more favorable among vegans.
conclusionsAt the macronutrient level, the diet of Danish vegans is in better accordance with the NNR than the diet of the general Danish population. At the micronutrient level, considering both diet and supplements, the vegan diet falls short in certain nutrients, suggesting a need for greater attention toward ensuring recommended daily intake of specific vitamins and minerals.
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