07 Mar 2023 --- The plant-based focused planetary health diet has significant dietary gaps in six essential micronutrients and contains large amounts of phytate – an anti-nutrient found in many plants. Researchers are now saying that to meet these nutrient shortfalls, the diet should be amended to include an increased proportion of animal-source foods and a reduction of foods high in phytate. Women of reproductive age (15 to 49) were impacted even more severely due to their increased need for the micronutrient iron during menstruation, as the diet only provides 55% of women’s intake recommendations.
