BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN, June 2, 2011: Bonnie Farmer, M.S., R.D. for PlantWise Nutrition Consulting in Plainwell, MI has gained national recognition of her research completed at the School of Health Sciences of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
About to be published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Dietetic Association, her article, “A Vegetarian Dietary Pattern as a Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management,” will help overcome the misperception that vegetarian diets for weight management are deficient in certain nutrients.
Farmers study included a survey of 13,292 adults aged 19 and older. The dietary quality of vegetarians, nonvegetarians and dieters were compared. Vegetarians had higher mean intakes of fiber, vitamins A, C, and E, thiamin, riboflavin, folate, calcium, magnesium and iron than for all nonvegetarians.
This study suggests that vegetarian diets are nutrient dense and consistent with the Dietary Guidelines. They could be safely recommended for weight management without concern for deficiencies, noted co-author Dr. Brian Larson.