You can get enough vitamin A on a plant-based diet by eating foods like sweet potatoes, carrots, and spinach—even if your body doesn’t convert nutrients as well due to genetics—because normal...

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Assessing the Roles of Retinol, Vitamin K2, Carnitine, and Creatine in Plant-Based Diets: A Narrative Review of Nutritional Adequacy and Health Implications

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2025 Jan 31

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Assessing the Roles of Retinol, Vitamin K2, Carnitine, and Creatine in Plant-Based Diets: A Narrative Review of Nutritional Adequacy and Health Implications

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DOI: 10.3390/nu17030525

You can get enough vitamin A on a plant-based diet by eating foods like sweet potatoes, carrots, and spinach—even if your body doesn’t convert nutrients as well due to genetics—because normal...

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Assessing the Roles of Retinol, Vitamin K2, Carnitine, and Creatine in Plant-Based Diets: A Narrative Review of Nutritional Adequacy and Health Implications