VEGALYSIS

Inflammation

C-reactive protein (CRP/hs-CRP) — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians

An acute-phase protein rising with inflammation.

Optimal range

≤ 1 mg/L

How a value is read

Optimal≤ 1 mg/L
Above optimal1 – 3 mg/L
Markedly high> 3 mg/L

Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.

Why it matters on a plant-based diet

An inflammation marker. Critical as CONTEXT: with high CRP ferritin is falsely elevated, so a 'normal' ferritin does not rule out iron deficiency. Vegans tend to have lower CRP.

A single marker decides nothing

Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.

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Units

  • mg/L
  • mg/dL× 10 → mg/L

VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.

Names seen on lab reports

crp · hs-crp · c-reactive protein · с-реактивный белок · срб

Sources

Related markers

Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.