A Literature Review of the Health Effects of a Plant Based Diet versus an Animal Based Diet [PDF]
, 2013 Health and nutrition can mean a myriad of things to many people in today’s culture. The majority of the time people are unaware of the proper nutrients their body needs and how to get them from food.
Cote, James
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Similarity and substitution: Using pile sorting methods to explore economic behavior
Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, EarlyView.Abstract Despite the common intuition that similar products are stronger demand substitutes, this study shows a more nuanced relationship between perceived similarity and utility substitution. Using pile sorting, a method where items are sorted into groups according to their similarity, we conduct large‐scale consumer surveys on purchasing 21 foods for
Jayson L. Lusk +2 more
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Isotopic and genetic methods reveal the role of the gut microbiome in mammalian host essential amino acid metabolism. [PDF]
, 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
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Speciesistic Veganism: An Anthropocentric Argument [PDF]
, 2016 The paper proposes an anthropocentric argument for veganism based on a speciesistic premise that most carnists likely affirm: human flourishing should be promoted. I highlight four areas of human suffering promoted by a carnistic diet: (1) health dangers
A Arluke +19 more
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Turning Down Mum's Cooking: The Ethics of Dietary Difference within Families
Journal 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
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Journal 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
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The Animal Ethics of Temple Grandin: A Protectionist Analysis [PDF]
, 2019 This article brings animal protection theory to bear on Temple Grandin’s work, in her capacity both as a designer of slaughter facilities and as an advocate for omnivorism.
Lamey, Andy
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Taxonomic Features and Comparison of the Gut Microbiome from Two Edible Fungus-Farming Termites (Macrotermes falciger, M. natalensis) Harvested in the Vhembe District of Limpopo, South Africa [PDF]
, 2019 Background Termites are an important food resource for many human populations around the world, and are a good supply of nutrients. The fungus-farming ‘higher’ termite members of Macrotermitinae are also consumed by modern great apes and are implicated ...
Duncan, Frances D. +6 more
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Periodontitis during pregnancy: The effect on the gut microbiome and intestinal inflammation
Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.Abstract Background Periodontitis has been epidemiologically associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but causality remains difficult to establish in humans due to confounding factors. This study uses a controlled murine model to examine the effects of experimentally induced periodontitis on the composition of the gut microbiota and gastrointestinal
Richard Bright +9 more
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