Table 1.

Protein intake of vegetarians compared to meat-eaters in the EPIC-Oxford study, classified according to answers to questions on whether those involved ate any meat, fish, eggs, and dairy products. Data from Sobiecki et al. [5].

	Meat-Eaters	Fish-Eaters	Lacto-ovo-Vegetarians	Vegans
n (%)	18,244 (60)	4531 (15)	6673 (22)	803 (3)
Energy (kcal)	2091	2030	2002	1944
% Energy from protein	17.2	15.5	14.0	13.1
Protein (g/kg of body weight) 1	1.28	1.17	1.04	0.99
Protein (g) 2	90	79	70	64
Body weight (kg) 2	70	67	67	64

¹ Based on a subsample of 29,028 individuals with information on body weight; ² As calculated by ourselves.