Lower risk of heart diseases | Iron deficiency |
Lower blood pressure | Zinc deficiency |
Lower cholesterol levels | Vitamin B12 deficiency |
Rarely cesarean section, postpartum depression and preeclampsia | Vitamin D deficiency |
Reduced risk of gestational diabetes | Omega-3 fatty acids deficiency |
Reduced risk of eczema and wheezing in children | Calcium deficiency |
Lower levels of glycated hemoglobin | Iodine deficiency |
Hypothyroidism |
Ovo-lacto-vegetarianism | • meat, fishes |
Ovo-vegetarianism | • meat, fishes, milk |
Lacto-vegetarianism | • meat, fishes, eggs |
Veganism | • meat, fishes, eggs, milk, honey |
Vitarianism | • unprocessed food or cooked at low temperatures |
Fruitarianism | • fruits, nuts, seeds, bread, tofu |
Macrobiotic diet | • grains, vegetables, legumes, fruits, dried fruits |
Iron | 26–27 mg after a medically diagnosed deficiency | 30–60 mg | after a medically diagnosed deficiency | 27 mg |
Witamin B12 | - | - | - | 2.6 µg* |
Zinc | - | - | - | 11 mg |
Witamin D3 | 1500–2000 IU | 200 IU (for pregnant women with documented vitamin D deficiency) | 800 IU (in periods of low sunlight) | 15 μg |
DHA | min. 200 mg (1000 mg in conditions of significant deficiency) | - | 200 mg (if oily sea fishes aren’t included in diet) | 100–200 mg |
Calcium | - | 1.5–2.0 g (in populations with low dietary calcium intake) | - | 1000 mg |
Iodine | 150–200 μg | 250 μg | 100–150 μg | 220 μg* |