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How can vegetarian and vegan diets promote good health?
- Lars T. Fadnes,
- Helle Margrete Meltzer,
- Christine Henriksen,
- Erik Kristoffer Arnesen,
- Gry Hay
02.05.2022:
Well-planned vegetarian and vegan diets, with the addition of some supplements, can cover all of the body's nutritional needs and promote good health and disease prevention. In recent years, plant-based diets have attracted increasing attention, and the number of people following a vegetarian and...
Follow-up of pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and infants on a vegetarian or vegan diet
- Gry Hay,
- Lars T. Fadnes,
- Helle Margrete Meltzer,
- Erik Kristoffer Arnesen,
- Christine Henriksen
27.04.2022:
Vegetarian and vegan diets may be suitable at all life stages if they are well planned and supplemented with some vitamins and minerals. The Norwegian Nutrition Council recently issued an expert opinion on vegetarian and vegan diets (1). This gives advice on how healthcare personnel can assist...
New advice on vitamin D supplements and cod liver oil for infants
- Gry Hay,
- Lars Fadnes,
- Kirsten B. Holven,
- Nina C. Øverby,
- Ahmed A. Madar,
- Christine Henriksen
22.10.2020:
Until recently, all parents have been advised to give cod liver oil to their infants. Now, cod liver oil is no longer recommended during the first year of life, but breastfed infants still need vitamin D supplements. In Norway we have a long tradition for recommending cod liver oil as a source of...