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NutritionEmerging evidenceVegan Diet

Vegan Diets Can Be Elite or Deficient

The online vegan war is a perfect nutrition trap: one side pretends plants automatically solve health, the other pretends excluding animal foods guarantees collapse. The evidence supports neither cartoon.

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Academy vegan adult positionAcademy vegetarian diets positionB12 plant-based review
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Tier 3Clinical guidancetopic context

Academy vegan adult position

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Dietary Patterns for Adults

Clinical guidance from 2025 in Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

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Tier 4Reviewtopic context

B12 plant-based review

The importance of vitamin B12 for individuals choosing plant-based diets

Review from 2022 in European Journal of Nutrition, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

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Plant-based nutrient status review

Nutrient Intake and Status in Adults Consuming Plant-Based Diets Compared to Meat-Eaters

Systematic review from 2021 in Nutrients, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

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Nutrients / 2021->

Tier 1Systematic reviewtopic context

Vegan nutrient adequacy review

Intake and adequacy of the vegan diet: a systematic review of the evidence

Systematic review from 2021 in Clinical Nutrition, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.

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Clinical Nutrition / 2021->

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