Impact of a daily legume‐based meal on dietary and nutritional intake in a group of omnivorous adults (original) (raw)

Nutrition Bulletin

Abstract

Adopting eco‐friendly diets will demand the consumption of more plant‐based protein food sources such as legumes. However, assessing the impact of such a dietary shift on the dietary and nutritional intake of traditionally omnivorous populations is needed. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of substituting a traditional omnivorous‐based lunch for a vegetarian, legume‐based meal on the daily dietary and nutritional intake in a group of omnivorous adults in the city of Porto, Portugal. Nineteen, non‐vegetarian, healthy young adults consumed a vegetarian, legume‐based meal from Monday to Friday, for 8 consecutive weeks. Socio‐demographic data, health status, lifestyle‐related information and anthropometric parameters were recorded. Three‐day food records were used to collect food intake at baseline and week 8. European Food Safety Authority and World Health Organization reference values were used to assess nutritional inadequacies. Variables were described as medians ...

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