Dietas vegetarianas: Postura de la A.D.A.


Postura oficial de la American Dietetic Association
(Asociación Americana de Dietética)

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Publicado en junio de 2003 en: ADA position: Vegetarian Diets. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003;103(6):748-765.


Estas son las referencias incluidas en el texto de la declaración de postura de la ADA.
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