Supplementation in vegetarian pregnant: nutrients and vitamins that require more attention
International Journal of Development Research
Supplementation in vegetarian pregnant: nutrients and vitamins that require more attention
Received 10th March, 2021; Received in revised form 20th April, 2021; Accepted 14th May, 2021; Published online 30th June, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Fernanda de Luca Almeida et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This article is a review of the nutritional aspects of vegetarian diets (including vegan) during pregnancy, pointing out the aspects that require more attention and where there is a risk of deficiency. This article contains recommendations made from the current literature. The bibliographical survey was carried out on the bases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Embase, Cochrane, Ovid, Periodicos.com, Harvard Library, and Google Scholar. Conclusion: Vegetarian diets, when well planned, provide all the necessary nutrients to pregnant women and promote a healthy pregnancy and adequate fetal growth and development.
