Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention / 
edited by François Mariotti. 
 - London :  Elsevier/Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier,  2017. 
 - xxxiv, 887 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Setting the scene : general features associated with vegetarian diets -- pt. 2. Setting the scene ; specific dietary characteristics of vegetarian diet and their relation to health -- pt. 3. The relations between vegetarian diets and health and disease -- pt. 4. Life events -- pt. 5. Nutrients and other substances intake and status. 
<br/><br/> "Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention examines the science of vegetarian and plant-based diets and their nutritional impact on human health. This book assembles the science related to vegetarian and plant-based diets in a comprehensive, balanced, single reference that discusses both the overall benefits of plant-based diets on health and the risk of disease and issues concerning the status in certain nutrients of the individuals, while providing overall consideration to the entire spectrum of vegetarian diets" -- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780128039687 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Vegetarianism--Health aspects.<br/>Health promotion.<br/>Diet, Vegetarian.<br/>Health Promotion.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>613.262 V524