Dr. Ronald Roth's Research Library on Cellular Nutrition and Health Disorders
A high potassium manganese ratio is generally responsible for total cholesterol levels to rise following the switch to a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle, while lower sodium can be the cause of LDL fractions to go up. Likewise, a rise in zinc is common when switching to vegetarianism, being partly supported by a decrease in iron, which may result in raised total triglyceride levels... Full Text