Micronutrient status and intake in omnivores, vegetarians and vegans in Switzerland

In this little known study groups of Swiss vegans, vegetarians and omnivores had their dietary intake as well as their urinary and blood levels of certain critical nutrients measured.

Table 1: [Study population characteristics](https://i.imgur.com/NwiP9Ak.png)

Table 2: [Mineral and vitamin status of all subjects participating in a cross-sectional study in Switzerland by diet group](https://i.imgur.com/EenHAeC.png)

Table 3: [Percentage of subjects below cutoff for deficiency in the individual micronutrients and anemia, respectively, in a cross-sectional study in Switzerland by diet group](https://i.imgur.com/gBZDmA5.png)

Table 4: [Average daily energy, macronutrient, cholesterol, sugar and dietary fiber intake of all subjects participating in a cross-sectional study in Switzerland by diet group](https://i.imgur.com/rYJJs3H.png)

Table 5: [Average daily micronutrient intake in all subjects participating in a crosssectional study in Switzerland by diet group and estimated average requirements \(EAR\) for dietary intake of those nutrients](https://i.imgur.com/dP98dl7.png)

This data is possibly of interest for people eating plant-based diets – it shows that this particular group of vegans was outperforming vegetarians (VGs) and omnivores (Ovs) in quite a few areas, e.g. vitamin C, biotin and folate, but fell short on nutrients such as iodine, zinc and vitamin B12 for example.

Link to [the original study](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26502280/)