Nutritional adequacy in plant-based diets
Food, supplements and practical meal planning
Amanda examines the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets considering:
- Macronutrients
- Micronutrients
- Supplementation guidelines and suggestions
- Practical meal planning tips
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About the Presenter
Dr Amanda Benham, APD completed her PhD on the Vitamin B12 intake of women of reproductive age on a vegan diet in Australia at Queensland University of Technology. Amanda is qualified in paediatric nutrition and is a Fellow of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine. As well as helping vegan and vegetarian parents raise healthy children on a plant-based diet, she offers them as a treatment option for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Amanda has published in the area of planning plant-based diets as well as on her study into women on a vegan diet in Australia. She’s also co-written a vegan cookbook, Greenilicious (Arbon Publishing). Amanda has been a vegan since 1983 and her two adult children are lifelong vegans.
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