Adolescents' Food Choice and the Place of Plant-Based Foods. [PDF]
A diet dominated by plant foods, with limited amounts of refined processed foods and animal products conveys substantial health benefits. This study sought to explore adolescents’ attitudes and perceptions towards plant-based foods. Semi-structured focus
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High-resolution coproecology: Using coprolites to reconstruct the habits and habitats of New Zealand’s extinct upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) [PDF]
Knowledge about the diet and ecology of extinct herbivores has important implications for understanding the evolution of plant defence structures, establishing the influences of herbivory on past plant community structure and composition, and identifying
Wood, Jamie R. +5 more
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Establishing macroecological trait datasets: digitalization, extrapolation, and validation of diet preferences in terrestrial mammals worldwide [PDF]
Ecological trait data are essential for understanding the broad-scale distribution of biodiversity and its response to global change. For animals, diet represents a fundamental aspect of species’ evolutionary adaptations, ecological and functional roles,
Dalby, Lars +7 more
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Plant-Based Diets in Crohn’s Disease [PDF]
Dear Editor, There are a lot of papers on plant-based diets by researchers, nutritionists, or specialists in the fields, but there is a paucity of comprehensive review for physicians. Therefore, we enjoyed greatly the article, “Nutritional update for physicians: plant-based diets.” Tuso et al1 recommend a plant-based diet to all patients, especially
Mitsuro, Chiba +3 more
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Does the impact of a plant-based diet during pregnancy on birth weight differ by ethnicity? A dietary pattern analysis from a prospective Canadian birth cohort alliance [PDF]
Objective: Birth weight is an indicator of newborn health and a strong predictor of health outcomes in later life. Signicant variation in diet during pregnancy between ethnic groups in high-income countries provides an ideal opportunity to investigate ...
Anand, SS +18 more
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Objective: To examine the association between adherence to plant-based diets and mortality. Design: Prospective study. We calculated a plant-based diet index (PDI) by assigning positive scores to plant foods and reverse scores to animal foods.
Dong D Wang +10 more
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A növényi alapú étrendről | Plant-based diets: a review [PDF]
Absztrakt A növényi alapú étrend egy régi-új táplálkozási irányzat. Jelen összefoglaló tanulmányban történeti alapokból kiindulva kívánjuk ismertetni ezt a napjainkban egyre népszerűbb ...
Erdélyi, Attila +8 more
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Plant-Based Diets and Hypertension
Hypertension is a global epidemic and a risk factor for many adverse outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and death. Lifestyle plays a significant role in the development and maintenance of hypertension, and guidelines from several organizations recommend lifestyle modifications as first-line intervention for hypertensive ...
Shivam Joshi +2 more
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Pilot Study of the Feasibility of a Worksite Plant-Based Diabetes Prevention Program
Introduction: This study aimed to explore the feasibility and acceptability of implementing a worksite diabetes prevention program―Beat Diabetes―on the basis of a plant-based diet and encouragement of physical activity.
Zainab Almousa, EdD, RD +1 more
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Metabolomics: insights into plant‐based diets
Plant-based diets exclude or substantially limit the consumption of meat and animal products and are of growing interest to many due to their sustainability and health benefits (Eshel et al, 2016). Veganism is an extreme type of plant-based diet which excludes the consumption of all animal-derived foods such as meat, eggs, and dairy, as well as foods ...
Annamarie E Allen, Jason W Locasale
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