VeggieCheck
VeggieCheck is a comprehensive laboratory profile designed to assess the health and nutritional balance of individuals following vegetarian and vegan diets. It helps monitor micronutrient deficiencies and metabolic imbalances that may be associated with reducing or completely eliminating animal-derived foods.
Vegetarian and vegan diets can be a healthy and sustainable lifestyle choice when properly planned. However, regular monitoring of certain vitamins, minerals, trace elements, proteins and fatty acids is important with these dietary patterns. VeggieCheck aims to address this need by assessing an individual's nutritional status using laboratory data.
Why is VeggieCheck important?
In diets that restrict or exclude animal-derived foods, inadequate intake of certain essential nutrients may lead to various deficiencies over time. These deficiencies may not always cause noticeable symptoms. Regular laboratory monitoring therefore helps ensure that the diet is healthy, balanced and sustainable in the long term.
The results obtained with VeggieCheck help assess an individual's current diet, adjust it if necessary and plan appropriate supplementation. This enables the patient and/or the healthcare professional overseeing their care to make more informed decisions.
Who is VeggieCheck suitable for?
VeggieCheck is particularly suitable for:
- Individuals following a vegetarian diet
- Individuals following a vegan diet
- People who wish to check the adequacy of their diet
- Those who wish to assess the suitability of their vitamin and mineral supplements
- Individuals who wish to tailor their diet in a more informed and personalised way
It is an appropriate assessment profile for these individuals.
What does VeggieCheck assess?
VeggieCheck examines metabolic pathways and nutritional markers that may be vulnerable in vegetarian and vegan diets. In particular, it helps assess parameters that may be affected by a reduced intake of animal-derived foods.
Parameters assessed
- Albumin
- Ferritin
- Zinc
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin B9 (red blood cell folate)
- Vitamin B12
- Homocysteine
- Red blood cell fatty acid status
- Urinary iodine level (ioduria)
Benefits of VeggieCheck
- Helps monitor potential deficiencies in vegetarian and vegan diets
- Provides objective laboratory data on dietary adequacy
- Helps adjust supplementation and dietary plans when necessary
- Supports the assessment of whether metabolic processes are functioning healthily
- Enables personalised nutritional monitoring
Balanced nutrition, informed monitoring
A vegetarian or vegan diet can be part of a healthy lifestyle with appropriate planning. VeggieCheck provides laboratory-based monitoring of this process, helping individuals manage their diet in a safer, more balanced and sustainable way.
*Test turnaround time: 4 weeks, Test type: Blood and urine samples