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Vegan dietary patterns can be healthy if followed very carefully with regard for potential nutritional deficiencies.
Practitioners should ensure that patients on vegan diets are aware of and manage potential nutritional deficiencies.
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Vegan dietary patterns can be healthy if followed very carefully with regard for potential nutritional deficiencies.
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Vegan Diets
Sai Krupa Das et al. · 2018
DOI 10.1201/9781351211468-7
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