Vitamin B6 Status among Vegetarians: Findings from a Population-Based Survey
, Aedin Cassidy 4, Nena Karavasiloglou 3 and Tilman Kühn 2,4,*Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Very thorough presentation on this data regarding diet, other co-variants and Vitamin B6. Graphs and tables were clear and appropriately represented the various groups represented here. Criteria for inclusion and exclusion were well described. This is important information as more and more individuals choose to exclude meat in their diets.
Author Response
We thank the reviewer for the prompt and positive assessment of our paper.
Reviewer 2 Report
This article is very well presented using the large data set from the population based NHANES study in order to investigate vitamin B6 status among vegetarians consuming different types of plant based diets as well as meat eaters. Although smaller studies report mixed results, the findings from this large population based survey show that vegetarians are not at increased risk of vitamin B6 deficiency and this is of key interest given the increased popularity of vegetarianism in recent years. The study design and methodology are clearly detailed and the discussion is clear and succinct. An excellent study and congratulations to the team.
Author Response
We thank the reviewer very much for the positive feedback on our paper and for reviewing it.
