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Utilitarianism and animal cruelty: Further doubts [PDF]

, 2016
Utilitarianism has an apparent pedigree when it comes to animal welfare. It supports the view that animal welfare matters just as much as human welfare. And many utilitarians support and oppose various practices in line with more mainstream concern over ...
Davies, Ben
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Explaining vegetarian and vegan dietary behavior among U.S. and Dutch samples applying a reasoned action approach

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2023
The present research applied the framework of the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to investigate intention formation of adopting vegetarian and vegan diets among U.S. and Dutch samples.
Emma L. Zaal, Yfke P. Ongena, John C. J. Hoeks   +2 more
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Vegan versus meat-based cat food: Guardian-reported health outcomes in 1,369 cats, after controlling for feline demographic factors.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Increasing concerns about environmental sustainability, farmed animal welfare and competition for traditional protein sources, are driving considerable development of alternative pet foods.
Andrew Knight, Alexander Bauer, Hazel Brown   +2 more
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Dietetics Program Directors in the United States Support Teaching Vegetarian and Vegan Nutrition and Half Connect Vegetarian and Vegan Diets to Environmental Impact

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) are clinicians trained in the application of food, nutrition, and dietetics. Vegetarians and vegans have a lower risk of many nutrition-related chronic diseases that are epidemic while vegetarian and vegan diets ...
Irana W. Hawkins, Irana W. Hawkins, A. Reed Mangels, Robert Goldman, Richard J. Wood   +4 more
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The Effect of a Vegan Diet on the Cardiovascular System

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
The vegan diet, often known as a plant-rich diet, consists primarily of plant-based meals. This dietary approach may be beneficial to one’s health and the environment and is valuable to the immune system. Plants provide vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals,
Michail Koutentakis, Stanisław Surma, Sylwester Rogula, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Aleksandra Gąsecka   +4 more
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Health effects of vegan diets [PDF]

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009
Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced an increase in popularity. A vegetarian diet is associated with many health benefits because of its higher content of fiber, folic acid, vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, and many phytochemicals and a fat content that is more unsaturated. Compared with other vegetarian diets, vegan diets tend to contain
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Obstetric healthcare experiences and information needs of Dutch women in relation to their vegan diet during pregnancy

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objectives: The prevalence of a vegan (strict plant-based) diet is increasing. Adequate access to nutritional information for pregnant women on a vegan diet is vital, as optimal maternal nutrition is important in order to prevent maternal and fetal ...
Deidre Meulenbroeks, Daisy Jonkers, Hubertina Scheepers, Jessica Gubbels   +3 more
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Anti‐Inflammatory Effects of a Vegan Diet Versus the American Heart Association–Recommended Diet in Coronary Artery Disease Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018
Background Dietary interventions may play a role in secondary cardiovascular prevention. hsCRP (High‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein) is a marker of risk for major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in coronary artery disease.
Binita Shah, Jonathan D. Newman, Kathleen Woolf, Lisa Ganguzza, Yu Guo, Nicole Allen, Judy Zhong, Edward A. Fisher, James Slater   +8 more
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Making the Animals on the Plate Visible: Anglophone Celebrity Chef Cookbooks Ranked by Sentient Animal Deaths [PDF]

, 2018
Recent decades have witnessed the rise of chefs to a position of cultural prominence. This rise has coincided with increased consciousness of ethical issues pertaining to food, particularly as they concern animals.
Lamey, Andy, Sharpless, Ike
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Vegetarians versus Vegans [PDF]

, 2020
There is a gap in literature related to studies that explicitly compare vegetarians to vegans, as existing studies typically group these diets together and examine carnivorous and omnivorous diets in order to identify similarities and differences.
Kaplan, Hannah
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