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Nutritional Deficiencies in Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, and Ketogenic Diets. 2022

Erik Andrewski, and Katherine Cheng, and Charles Vanderpool

Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.

Previously, medical diets, including the ketogenic and gluten-free diets, were rare outside of their target population. Subspecialists more familiar with risks and benefits often managed nutrition and any associated shortcomings. With more patients electively following a gluten-free or ketogenic diet for nonmedical needs, as well as the increasing prevalence of vegetarian diets, general pediatricians are seeing more followers of restrictive diets with general well-child care. Increasingly, general pediatricians can be the first provider to witness presenting signs or symptoms of associated nutritional deficiencies. This article reviews signs and symptoms of possible nutrient deficiencies seen with the vegetarian, ketogenic, and gluten-free diets.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066988	Vegetarians	Persons who do not eat MEAT.	Lacto-Ovo Vegetarians,Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians,Lacto Ovo Vegetarians,Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian,Ovo Lacto Vegetarians,Ovo-Lacto Vegetarian,Vegetarian,Vegetarian, Lacto-Ovo,Vegetarian, Ovo-Lacto,Vegetarians, Lacto-Ovo,Vegetarians, Ovo-Lacto
D014676	Diet, Vegetarian	The dietary practice of completely avoiding meat or fish products in the DIET, consuming VEGETABLES, CEREALS, and NUTS. Some vegetarian diets called lacto-ovo also include milk and egg products.	Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Diet,Lacto-Vegetarian Diet,Vegetarian Diet,Vegetarianism,Diet, Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian,Diet, Lacto-Vegetarian,Diets, Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian,Diets, Lacto-Vegetarian,Diets, Vegetarian,Lacto Ovo Vegetarian Diet,Lacto Vegetarian Diet,Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Diets,Lacto-Vegetarian Diets,Vegetarian Diet, Lacto-Ovo,Vegetarian Diets,Vegetarian Diets, Lacto-Ovo
D044342	Malnutrition	An imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.	Malnourishment,Nutritional Deficiency,Undernutrition,Malnourishments,Nutritional Deficiencies
D055050	Diet, Gluten-Free	A diet which is devoid of GLUTENS from WHEAT; BARLEY; RYE; and other wheat-related varieties. The diet is designed to reduce exposure to those proteins in gluten that trigger INFLAMMATION of the small intestinal mucosa in patients with CELIAC DISEASE.	Gluten-Free Diet,Diet, Gluten Free,Diets, Gluten-Free,Gluten Free Diet,Gluten-Free Diets
D055423	Diet, Ketogenic	A course of food intake that is high in FATS and low in CARBOHYDRATES. This diet provides sufficient PROTEINS for growth but insufficient amount of carbohydrates for the energy needs of the body. A ketogenic diet generates 80-90% of caloric requirements from fats and the remainder from proteins.	Ketogenic Diet,Diets, Ketogenic,Ketogenic Diets