Vegetarians have higher intakes of vitamin C, vitaminE, and beta-carotene than omnivores, suggesting thattheir antioxidant status may be higher (Szeto et al.,2004; Venderley & Campbell, 2006). Vitamin Cintake has consistently been shown to be higheramong vegetarians (Millet et al., 1989; Rauma et al.,1995; Szeto et al., 2004), while there are conflictingdata for vitamin E intake, with some studiessuggesting vegetarians have a higher intake (Krajcovicova-Kudlackova et al., 1996; Rauma et al.,1995) while others indicate there are no significantdifferences between vegetarian and omnivore diets(Szeto et al., 2004). Vitamin E has been shown tofunction as both an antioxidant and a pro-oxidantdepending on the level of oxidative stress (Rietjenset al., 2002). Thus, while vitamin E intake may behigher for vegetarians than for omnivores, it may alsoact as a pro-oxidant and consequently mediateadverse health conditions. Vegans were found tohave a higher antioxidant status than omnivorecontrols when assessed by both dietary data andblood samples (Rauma et al., 1995). The veganparticipants had higher blood concentrations of