Comparing diet-related attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of vegan and omnivorous adults: results from a cross-sectional survey study in Germany [PDF]
Background As a well-balanced vegan diet is associated with reduced diet-related health risks, it is in the interest of local authorities to develop appropriate public health interventions to promote such a diet.
Dan Borzekowski +6 more
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The effect of a vegan diet with or without resistance exercise on thigh muscle volume in older adults. Research protocol of the Vold-study: a 12-week randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background Plant-based diets are increasingly adopted. Plant-based foods exhibit a lower protein quantity and quality compared to animal-based foods. As such, a fully plant-based, i.e.
Jacintha Domić +6 more
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A vegan diet signature from a multi-omics study on different European populations is related to favorable metabolic outcomes [PDF]
Vegan and omnivorous diets differ markedly in composition, but their effects on the gut microbiome, metabolome, and lipidome across populations remain insufficiently characterized.
Anna Ouradova +19 more
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Plant-based dietary index on the Mediterranean and a vegan diet: a secondary analysis of a randomized, cross-over trial [PDF]
ObjectiveThe plant-based diet index (PDI) has been proposed as a gauge of diet healthfulness. This study assessed the relationship between the PDI, and the “healthful” hPDI and “unhealthful” uPDI, and weight loss in the context of Mediterranean and vegan
Hana Kahleova +7 more
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Can a vegan diet help people with type 1 diabetes save on insulin? A secondary analysis of a 12-Week randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Aims/Hypothesis This secondary analysis compared the effect of a vegan to a portion-controlled diet on insulin use and insulin costs in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Methods Fifty-eight adults with T1D were randomly assigned to a vegan (n = 29) or a
Hana Kahleova +6 more
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Vegan diet: nutritional components, implementation, and effects on adults’ health
Vegan diet has emerged as a popular dietary choice for people worldwide in recent times, due to concerns such as health issues, animal rights and welfare, and the sustainability of the environment. The purpose of this literature review was to explain how
Edyta Łuszczki +6 more
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The influence of a maternal vegan diet on carnitine and vitamin B2 concentrations in human milk
BackgroundThe maternal diet greatly influences the nutritional composition of human milk. With the rise of vegan diets by lactating mothers, there are concerns about the nutritional adequacy of their milk.
Hannah G. Juncker +16 more
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Background: The vegan diet in children provides the benefit of reducing the risk of being overweight and improving the fat profile. The risk that can occur in the provision of a vegan diet in children is anthropometric size below reference and low ...
Arie Purwana +3 more
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App for the prevention of malnutrition in vegan diet
More and more people are changing their lifestyle to a vegan diet. On the one hand, a vegan diet can help reduce the risk of nutrition-related diseases, but on the other hand, the vegan diet itself poses the risk of malnutrition.
Seifert Oskar +4 more
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Comparison of nutritional quality of the vegan, vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, pesco-vegetarian and omnivorous diet [PDF]
The number of studies comparing nutritional quality of restrictive diets is limited. Data on vegan subjects are especially lacking. It was the aim of the present study to compare the quality and the contributing components of vegan, vegetarian, semi ...
Clarys, Peter +7 more
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