Subway diet, 2:908–909
Suzanne Somers plan, 2:912
3-day diet, 2:920–921
USDA food guide pyramid,2:947
Weight Loss 4 Idiots, 2:1009, 1010
Vegan Society, 2:951
Veganism, 2:951–956
athletes, 2:900
defined, 1:612, 2:957
osteoporosis, 2:768
research on, 2:774
vitamin B 12 deficiency, 2:954, 973
Vegetables
Asian diet, 1:81t, 82, 83, 84
Body for Life diet, 1:114
British Heart Foundation diet,
1:131–132
cancer-fighting, 1:161–167, 162t
Caribbean Island diet, 1:174
Central American and Mexican
diet, 1:187
chicken soup diet, 1:198
childhood nutrition, 1:201
DASH diet, 1:248, 248t
Eating for Life, 1:336
Fat flush diet, 1:362–363
folate from, 1:394
French paradox, 1:426
frozen-food diets, 1:432
Greek and Middle Eastern diet,
1:487
Hay diet, 1:499, 500
hemorrhoids, 1:511–512
hyperlipidemia, 1:543
for inflammation, 1:56
for juice fasts, 1:591
kidney diet, 2:831
lacto-vegetarian diet, 1:614
macrobiotic diet, 2:633
magnesium in, 2:641
Mayo Clinic fad diet, 2:656
Mayo Clinic plan (endorsed by
clinic), 2:661
menopause diet, 2:680
MyPyramid recommendations,
2:949
Neanderthin diet, 2:699, 701–702
negative calorie diet, 2:707, 708
osteoporosis, 2:767
Pacific Islander diet, 2:784
pesticides in, 2:755t
during pregnancy, 2:805–806
Pritikin diet, 2:810
riboflavin in, 2:834t, 835
Sacred Heart diet, 2:846, 847
Scandinavian diet, 2:849
Suzanne Somers plan, 2:911
TLC diet, 2:924t
vitamin B 6 in, 2:969
vitamin C in, 2:975t, 977
vitamin E in, 2:983t, 984
vitamin K in, 2:987t, 988
Weight Loss 4 Idiots, 2:1010
See also specific vegetables
Vegetarian Diet For Life (Anne
Collins), 1:43
Vegetarian Journal, 2:772, 777, 779,
951
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietary Practice
Group, 2:773, 962
Vegetarian Nutrition Update(news-
letter), 2:773, 962
Vegetarian Quick-Start Diet (Anne
Collins), 1:42–43
Vegetarian Resource Group, 2:773,
953, 962
Vegetarian Society, 2:956, 962
Vegetarianism, 2:956–963, 957t
Abs diet, 1:3–4
for adolescents, 1:15
for adults, 1:19
Anne Collins program, 1:42–43
for arthritis, 1:65, 67
athletes, 2:900
copper absorption, 1:227–228
CSIRO total wellbeing diet, 1:243
Dean Ornish’s plan, 1:252, 253
detoxification, 1:262, 264
Eating for Life, 1:335–336
fruitarian diet, 1:440–443
history, 1:613, 2:770–771
juice fasts, 1:591
overview, 1:612–613, 2:957
religion, 2:827–828
See also specific types
Venezuelan cuisine, 2:887
Verbena, 2:802
Vertical banding gastroplasty,
1:89–90
Very high-density lipoprotein
(VHDL) cholesterol, 1:284, 540, 547
‘‘Very low-’’ foods, labeling of, 1:409,
2:731t
Very-low-calorie diets (VLCDs)
Cambridge diet, 1:152–157
Cleveland Clinic 3-day diet,
1:219–222
clinical research on, 2:853
grapefruit diet, 1:481
Hollywood diet, 1:532, 534
liquid diets, 1:618, 619
Optifast, 2:745, 746, 748
Scarsdale diet, 1:481, 2:850–854
3-day diet, 2:921
Very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)
cholesterol
defined, 1:285, 541, 547
healthy heart diet, 1:502
Vesanoid (All-Trans-Retinoic Acid),
2:965
Vibriospecies food contamination,
1:404
Victoria (queen of England), 2:959
Videos, Richard Simmons diet, 2:840
Vietnamese cuisine, 1:81, 81t
Villi, 1:182–183,1:183, 1:186
Viral diarrhea, 1:276
Viral foodborne illness, 1:414, 575–576Viral gastroenteritis, 1:277
Viral traveler’s diarrhea, 2:933
Viscous fiber, 1:315
Visioli, Francesco, 2:673
Visual disorders.SeeEye disorders
Vitaflo, 2:652, 653
Vitale, William, 2:667
Vitamin A, 2:963–968
acne, 1:7
from carotenoids, 1:176, 177, 178,
2:964
function, 2:990t, 991
nutrition facts panel,1:408, 1:411
Olestra, 1:368
osteoporosis, 2:767
pregnancy, 2:808
recommended amounts, 2:964t,
965–966
sources, 2:964, 964t, 966
Vitamin A deficiency
effects, 2:964–965
golden rice for, 1:102, 2:893
prevalence, 2:966–967
Vitamin A excess, 2:966
Vitamin A supplements, 2:967
Vitamin B complex.SeeB-complex
vitamins
Vitamin B 1 .SeeThiamin
Vitamin B 2 .SeeRiboflavin
Vitamin B 3 .SeeNiacin
Vitamin B 5 .SeePantothenic acid
Vitamin B 6 ,2:968–971, 968t, 990t, 991
Vitamin B 6 deficiency, 2:970
Vitamin B 6 supplements, 2:970
Vitamin B 7 .SeeBiotin
Vitamin B 12 ,2:971–974
function, 2:990t, 991
lacto-vegetarian diet, 1:616
menopause diet, 2:680, 681–682
recommended amounts, 2:972t
sources, 2:972t, 973
in spirulina, 2:894
veganism, 2:954, 973
Vitamin B 12 deficiency, 2:971, 973
Vitamin B 12 supplements, 2:971
Vitamin C, 2:974–979
as antioxidant, 1:59, 2:975, 990t,
991
iron absorption, 1:616, 2:807
nutrition facts panel,1:408, 1:411
as preservative, 1:71
recommended amounts,
2:975–976, 975t
sources, 1:59t, 2:975t, 977
Vitamin C deficiency, 1:191
Vitamin C supplements, 2:977–978
Vitamin D, 2:979–983, 990t, 991
menopause diet, 2:680, 681
Olestra, 1:368
osteoporosis, 2:762, 764–766, 766,
768, 769
during pregnancy, 2:807
recommended amounts, 2:763t,
979 tIndex