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Health, ethics and environment: A qualitative study of vegetarian motivations [PDF]

, 2008
This qualitative study explored the motivations of vegetarians by means of online ethnographic research with participants in an international message board. The researcher participated in discussions on the board, gathered responses to questions from 33
Adams, Allen Fox, Barr, Beardsworth, Bedford, Bisogni, Chen, Coveney, Devine, Fessler, Fox, Fraser, Gaard, Glaser, Hamilton, Hewson, Hoek, Illingworth, Jabs, Kalof, Katie Ward, Kenyon, Key, Kim, Lea, Lindeman, Nick Fox, Nosek, Phillips, Pope, Povey, Rozin, Santos, Sobal, Thomsen, Whorton, Willetts, Wilson   +37 more
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Vegetarian diet may ameliorate uremic pruritus in hemodialysis patients

Renal Failure, 2018
Objectives: Systemic inflammation has been reported to be associated with uremic pruritus (UP). Although a vegetarian diet can reduce systemic inflammation in hemodialysis patients, the effect of vegetarian diet on UP is not clear.
Chun-Yang Tseng, Tai-Te Wu, Chia-Wen Lai, Hsuan-Jen Lin, Che-Yi Chou, Chiz-Tzung Chang, Hung-Chih Chen   +6 more
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Appetite perceptions and total peptide YY concentrations following 10 days consumption of vegetarian diets [PDF]

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2017
The effects of ten days consumption of vegetarian diet on total peptide YY (PYY) and appetite perceptions were investigated in fifteen males. The experiment was a randomized cross-over design with two main trials including normal and vegetarian diets ...
Supaporn Silalertdetkul
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THE IMPACT OF VEGETARIAN DIETS AND BODY MASS INDEX ON HYPERTENSION

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, 2019
A vegetarian diet is believed to prevent hypertension. This study aims to identify the impact of vegetarian diets, including fat, salt, potassium, and body mass index (BMI), on hypertension.
Tri Mariha, Wiwin Wiarsih
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Carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios of urine and faeces as novel nutritional biomarkers of meat and fish intake [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose Meat and fish consumption are associated with changes in the risk of chronic diseases. Intake is mainly assessed using self-reporting, as no true quantitative nutritional biomarker is available.
A Konig, AA Welch, AMCP Joosen, AMCP Joosen, Annemiek M. C. P. Joosen, C Martinez Del Rio, Catherine J. Kneale, D Cordon, DL Phillips, DM O’Brien, E Dufour, E Erdfelder, GJ Bowen, Gunter G. C. Kuhnle, J Hoefs, JH Cummings, JR Hebert, JR Hebert, K Petzke, LO Dragsted, LO Valenzuela, M Minagawa, M Sponheimer, M Wennberg, MJ Wilkinson, MP Richards, PJ Rousseeuw, PS Patel, R Kraft, R Sinha, RE Stevens, RL Prentice, SA Bingham, T Riley, Tamsin C. O’Connell   +34 more
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Localisation of primary food production in Finland: production potential and environmental impacts of food consumption patterns [PDF]

, 2008
The potential for and environmental consequences of localising primary production of food were investigated by considering different food consumption patterns, based on conventional and organic production.
Helenius, Juha, Hietala, Reija, Ketomäki, Hanna, Risku-Norja, Helmi, Virtanen, Hanna   +4 more
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Comparison of the nutritional status and outcome in thermal burn patients receiving vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2014
Background: The importance of adequate nutritional support in burned patients cannot be overemphasised. For adequate long-term compliance by the patients, diet should be formulated in accordance with their pre-burn dietary habits, religious beliefs, and ...
Samira Sharma, Ramesh K. Sharma, Atul Parashar   +2 more
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Relationship of carotid intima-media thickness and duration of vegetarian diet in Chinese male vegetarians

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2011
Objective Many studies have shown that vegetarian diet has beneficial effects on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effect of vegetarian diet on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), as well as the association between IMT and ...
Liu Chang-Qin, Yan Bing, Wang Li-Ying, Sun Su-Yun, Zhang Hui-Jie, Yang Shu-Yu, Zhang Wei, Li Xue-Jun   +7 more
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Vegetarianism [PDF]

, 2016
Ethical vegetarians maintain that vegetarianism is morally required. The principal reasons offered in support of ethical vegetarianism are: (i) concern for the welfare and well-being of the animals being eaten, (ii) concern for the environment, (iii ...
AR Mangels, D DeGrazia, FM Lappé, HS Salt, J Curnutt, M Engel Jr, P Carruthers, P Singer, P Singer, T Regan   +9 more
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Update on vegetarian and vegan athletes: a review

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2021
Interest in vegetarian and vegan diets continues to grow, not only in the general population, but in the high-performing athlete. Vegetarian diets may lower risk of chronic diseases and have proposed ergogenic benefits to the athlete regarding exercise ...
Kenneth Vitale, Shawn Hueglin
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