TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of four types of diet using clinical, laboratory and psychological studies JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 333 LP - 336 VL - 35 IS - 276 AU - Andrew H. Lockie AU - Eleanor Carlson AU - Michael Kipps AU - James Thomson Y1 - 1985/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/35/276/333.abstract N2 - Thirty-seven people of different dietary habits—vegans, ovolactovegetarians, whole-food omnivores and average omnivores—were studied using nine-day weighed food intakes, clinical and laboratory assessments, standard psychology questionnaires, measurements of urinary cortisol and catecholamine levels and questionnaires on life-style and health factors. The vegan diet most clearly approximated current thinking on diet, as expressed in the NACNE Report, but was deficient in vitamin D, riboflavin, and vitamin B12. Cholesterol levels were significantly higher in both diet and serum in all groups compared with the vegans. There was no significant difference in social background, money spent on food, exercise, smoking, stress levels or psychological parameters between groups. ER -