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You Are How You Eat? Femininity, Normalization, and Veganism as an Ethical Practice of Freedom

open access: yesSocieties, 2014
In this paper I argue that the practice of veganism is, or can be, a Foucauldian ethical practice of freedom. I begin by sketching out the problematization of alimentary practices within a normalizing patriarchal framework, which some feminists argue is ...
Megan A. Dean
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Vegetarian diets: prevalence in the Russian population, regional accents and associations with cardiovascular risk factors. Results of the ESSE-RF, ESSE-RF2 and ESSE-RF3 epidemiological studies

open access: yesКардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика, 2023
At the present time, there is a growing trend of vegetarian diets, even in countries with a traditional Nordic diet.Aim. To study the prevalence and characteristics of vegetarian diets in the Russian population at the present stage.Material and methods ...
O. M. Drapkina   +55 more
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Speciesism, Subjectivity, and Becoming-Other in Michel Faber’s Novel Under the Skin

open access: yesPulse, 2023
This paper undertakes a critical analysis of Michel Faber’s novel, Under the Skin (2000), with the aim to explore ethical relations between different species.
Iana Fishova
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The “Cruel Absurdity” of Human Violence and Its Consequences. A Vegan Studies Analysis of a Pandemic Novel

open access: yesRelations, 2023
This article teases out what a Vegan Studies theoretical framework can offer a literary analysis of a selected pandemic novel, “The Fell” (2021), by Sarah Moss.
Jessica Murray
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Vegetarianism and veganism compared with mental health and cognitive outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

open access: yesNutrition reviews, 2020
CONTEXT Vegetarian and vegan diets are increasing in popularity. Although they provide beneficial health effects, they may also lead to nutritional deficiencies. Cognitive impairment and mental health disorders have a high economic burden.
Isabel Iguacel   +3 more
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Hashtags à Mesa: Redes Sociais sobre Vegetarianismo no Instagram

open access: yesJournal of Digital Media & Interaction, 2020
This article is themed on the social networks formed on Instagram with the theme vegetarianism, its developments and parallel issues. The goal is to identify social relationships, interactions, actors and topics related to vegetarianism on Instagram. For
Davino Pereira Lima Júnior
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Becoming a vegan: understanding vegan identities and vegan biographies

open access: yes, 2023
Although it originated in the 19th century, veganism achieved its greater public visibility and popularity in the first decades of the 21st century (Lee Wrenn 2021). The Economist declared 2019 as “year veganism goes mainstream” (Parker 2018 cited in Sexton, Garnett & Lorimer 2022, p. 605).
Geiger Zeman, Marija   +2 more
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Faux-meat and masculinity: The gendering of food on three vegan blogs

open access: yesCanadian Food Studies, 2018
This study explores the relationship between gender and veganism through a critical analysis of food-based discourse on three vegan blogs. As many researchers note, there is a strong association between meat and masculinity in North American society ...
Dana Hart
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Vegetarianism/Veganism: A Way to Feel Good

open access: yes, 2021
Previous studies have identified health, the environment and animal welfare as key motivations for becoming and remaining vegetarian/vegan. However, the idea of vegetarianism/veganism appears to have interesting facets that go beyond those drivers.
J. Simons   +4 more
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Is Veganism Ethical?

open access: yesRevista Iberoamericana de Bioética, 2019
Veganism has been proposed as an ethical food alternative. Recent knowledge on plant neurobiology demonstrates that plants have electrochemical information flows that suggest complex cognitive activities such as memory, learning, intelligence, social ...
Jorge Alberto Álvarez Díaz
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