Plant-Based Nutrition

Vegetarian & Vegan Diets, Done Well — an Evidence-Based, Nutrient-by-Nutrient Guide

Plant-Based Nutrition is Book G6 of The Performance & Human Physiology Encyclopedia — a 93-volume, university-level library on what a given way of eating really does — and for whom. It is written for readers choosing a diet, and professionals asked about them daily: deep enough that a professional already trained in the field keeps learning, structured clearly enough that a motivated reader can follow every step.

What you will find inside

• What Plant-Based Eating Is — and Isn't
• Why People Go Plant-Based: Health, Ethics, and the Environment
• The Health Evidence
• Protein on a Plant-Based Diet
• Vitamin B12: The Non-Negotiable
• Iron, Zinc, and the Minerals from Plants
• Calcium, Vitamin D, and Bone Health
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Building a Well-Planned Plate
• Plant-Based Diets Across the Life Span
• The Plant-Based Athlete
• Myths, Controversies, and Processed Plant-Based Foods
• Putting It Into Practice

How this book is written

• University level, without dilution. Exact scientific terminology, defined at first use — mechanisms, not just conclusions.
• Evidence graded, not asserted. Major claims carry a level, from A (strong) to D (expert opinion), so you always know how much weight to give them.
• Numbers, formulas, worked examples. Reference ranges, equations and solved calculations you can apply the same day.
• Myths confronted directly. Where a popular claim does not survive the evidence, the book says so — and shows why.
• Fully referenced (APA 7). References at the end of every chapter, plus a master bibliography.

13 chapters · approx. 108 pages · Book G6, Collection G — Diets & Nutritional Strategies.