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A 48-year-old female asked:

I am a vegetarian. labs normal except low globulin & high a/g ratio. could this be due to less protein in diet or from taking digestive enzymes?

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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered

Rheumatology 48 years experience

Usually: a high A/G ratio is good! But you should have immunoglobins checked!

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