This paper analyses the Austrian water footprint of consumption (WF(cons)) for different diets: the current diet, a healthy diet (based upon the dietary recommendations issued by the German nutrition society, or DGE), a vegetarian diet and a combined diet between both latter diets. As in many western countries, the current Austrian diet consists of too many products from the groups sugar, crop ...

This study quantifies the water footprint of consumption (WFcons) and production (WFprod) of Milan. The current WFcons amounts to 6,139 l/cap/d (a volume of 2.93 km(3) annually), of which 52 l/cap/d (1%) is attributed to domestic water, 448 l/cap/d (7%) to the consumption of industrial products and 5,639 l/cap/d (92%) to the consumption of agricultural products. The WFprod is 52 l/cap/d. Milan ...

Diet.?Non-vegetarian. Clinical Findings.?Moderately nourished boy. The lesion presented itself as a raised area on the right thigh just below the inguinal region, 4^-" X 34" in size. Edge was hypopigmented. The centre was more raised than the border and had a warty appearance and feel. Moderate amount of crusting in one or two areas near the centre. Similar lesion on the right foot, involving t...

background dyspepsia is a common symptom with an extensive differential diagnosis and a heterogeneous pathophysiology. many studies have reported that dyspeptic symptoms are associated with ingestion of some foods. current treatments for functional dyspepsia have generally ignored the potential role of diet. method this cross-sectional study was done at the gastroenterology department of shahid...

It is generally accepted that a vegetarian diet and especially a vegan diet is associated with a low serum cholesterol.",2'3 When vegans are surveyed they have a significantly lower intake of total energy and especially energy from fat4 and their mean serum total cholesterol is also lower than expected values for the normal population.5 We present a patient who was a strict vegan but had a high...

The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary regimens reported by athletes competing at a major international competition and report whether these were based on nutrient composition, religious beliefs, cultural eating style, food intolerance or avoidance of certain ingredients. A questionnaire was randomly distributed to 351 athletes in the main dining hall of the athletes' village over...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between IQ in childhood and vegetarianism in adulthood. DESIGN Prospective cohort study in which IQ was assessed by tests of mental ability at age 10 years and vegetarianism by self-report at age 30 years. SETTING Great Britain. PARTICIPANTS 8170 men and women aged 30 years participating in the 1970 British cohort study, a national birth cohort. MAIN OU...

The vegetarian dietary pattern is traditionally a plant-based diet that includes fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, nuts, vegetable oils, soya, and possibly dairy products and/or eggs. Vegetarians and other populations who follow a plant-based dietary pattern enjoy longevity. Specifically, vegetarian dietary patterns have been associated with a lower risk for developing IHD, type 2 diabetes,...

Recent studies have reported an association between vegetarian diet and depression, although results been inconsistent. This effect has most often attributed to nutritional deficits among vegetarians. An alternative possibility is that individuals who are trying reduce their meat intake experience cognitive dissonance related enjoying on the one hand being aware of ethical problems with eating ...