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• American Heart Association.http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4777
• USDAhttp://www.mypyramid.gov/tips_resources/vegetarian_diets.html
• Mayo Clinichttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vegetarian-diet/HQ01596
• Harvard School of Public Healthhttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/protein.html