Question

also a lacto-ovo vegetarian. On a typical day, Molly eats: Breakfast: 1 cup of oatmeal with 2 Tbs soy milk, \( 1 / 2 \) cup raspberries and 6 wainut halves, 1 hardboiled egg; coffee Lunch: 2 slices of

Answer 1

The fraction of caloric intake from a Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet needed for a dietary energy factor of 2.0 involves calculating the energy contribution from dairy and eggs relative to the total diet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question pertains to the proportion of caloric intake from a Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet that would provide a dietary energy factor of 2.0. This factor is 80% of the way from a typical American diet, with a factor of 6.1, to a vegan diet, which has a factor of 1.0. To calculate this fraction, we consider that the Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet includes dairy and eggs, but no meat or fish. Given the requirement for a balanced diet and a total caloric intake for a moderate medical student as outlined by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), one must consider the caloric contributions of various foods within the Lacto-ovo vegetarian spectrum.

With the data provided, we see that incorporating a small amount of poultry/dairy can achieve 99% of the shift from a standard American diet to a full vegan diet, from an energy perspective. Since dairy and eggs are part of the Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, we would calculate the fraction of total calories coming from these sources in comparison to the entire diet to maintain a dietary energy factor of 2.0.