Inflammation
ESR — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Optimal range
≤ 20 mm/hr
How a value is read
| Optimal | ≤ 20 mm/hr |
| Above optimal | 20 – 40 mm/hr |
| Markedly high | > 40 mm/hr |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
A non-specific inflammation marker (slower than CRP). Whole-food plant-based eaters tend to have lower inflammation.
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.
Analyse my labsUnits
- mm/hr
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
esr · sed rate · erythrocyte sedimentation rate · соэ
Sources
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Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.