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What is a food allergen?
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Body’s Immune system responds to a protein, interpreted as harmful
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What are the most common food allergies?
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Milk Fish
Eggs Shellfish Peanuts Soy Tree nuts Wheat |
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What types of vegetarians are there?
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Vegan, lacto, lacto-ovo,
Macrobiotic, fruititarian, And pesco |
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Why do people become vegetarian?
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Health
Culture Religion Ethics Environment Taste preference |
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What are the health benefits of a vegetarian diet?
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Less: obesity, Diabetes, heart disease
Lower blood pressure, Fewer digestive disorders, Lower risk of cancer |
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What nutrients do vegetarians have to watch?
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Protein, calcium, zinc, Iron and B12
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What is the difference between complete and incomplete Protein?
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Complete protein has all Essential amino acids
Incomplete does not |
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What foods have complete proteins?
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Animal proteins have complete.
Vegetable proteins are incomplete – except Soy, quinoa, amaranth |
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What do vegetarians, particularly vegans, have to do with their diet?
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Combine proteins in vegetable products to make them complete proteins
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Why do Lacto and lacto-ovo vegetarians
Not have to worry as much? |
Because they consume eggs and milk
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