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Why meat-eaters reject calls for a meat-free diet: Social norm and messenger effects in two meat-eating cultures

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications
Eating meat is central to most cultures but produces substantial personal carbon emissions, contributing to the climate crisis. We compare the effectiveness of vegan versus meat-eating messengers on support for adopting an environmentally-friendly vegan ...
J Lukas Thürmer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of life of female and male vegetarian and vegan endurance runners compared to omnivores – results from the NURMI study (step 2)

open access: yesJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018
Background Health-related effects of a vegetarian or vegan diet are known to support parameters positively affecting exercise performance in athletes, whereas knowledge about psyche and wellbeing is sparse. Therefore, the aim of the Nutrition and Running
Patrick Boldt   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Computational Approach for Identifying Plant-Based Foods for Addressing Vitamin Deficiency Diseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Vitamins are nutrients that are essential to human health, and deficiencies have been shown to cause severe diseases. In this study, a computational approach was used to identify vitamin deficiency diseases and plant-based foods with vitamin content ...
Sarkar, Indra Neil, Yu, Christina
core   +1 more source

Isotopic and genetic methods reveal the role of the gut microbiome in mammalian host essential amino acid metabolism. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Intestinal microbiota perform many functions for their host, but among the most important is their role in metabolism, especially the conversion of recalcitrant biomass that the host is unable to digest into bioavailable compounds.
Bradley, Christina J   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although food ethicists have called for greater attention to the relational context of eating for over a decade, the context of ‘eating with family’ remains largely ignored. But the family is both a morally specific relational context and one within which many people do most of their eating.
Megan A. Dean
wiley   +1 more source

Cooking shapes the structure and function of the gut microbiome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Diet is a critical determinant of variation in gut microbial structure and function, outweighing even host genetics1-3. Numerous microbiome studies have compared diets with divergent ingredients1-5, but the everyday practice of cooking remains ...
Turnbaugh, Peter
core  

Comparing the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
This study compares the environmental impacts of meatless and meat-containing meals in the United States according to consumption data in order to identify commercial opportunities to lower environmental impacts of meals.
Del Duce, Andrea   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Diversity and random forest models of oral microbiomes in periodontal health using publicly available data

open access: yesJournal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Evidence on the 16S metabarcoding of supragingival, subgingival, and salivary microbiomes in periodontal health remains limited. We aimed to analyze the diversity and potential of machine‐learning models of supragingival, subgingival, and salivary microbiomes in periodontal health. Methods A total of 848 samples (supragingival = 210;
Alba Regueira‐Iglesias   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

"I Feel Like I'm Making a Good Difference to the World": Interviews With Australian Men on Their Motivations to Become Vegan. [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Promot J Austr
ABSTRACT Australian vegan men face unique societal pressures, cultural norms and expectations of masculinity. Using a phenomenological approach, this semi‐structured interview study explored the dietary motivations of 27 Australian vegan men. Thematic template analysis revealed three themes: (i)Head and Heart Decisions: From Initial Motives to Deepened
Lee MF   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spartan Daily, March 17, 2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Volume 144, Issue 22https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/2114/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
core   +2 more sources

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