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Recent Increases in Vegetarianism may be Limited to Women: A 15-Year Study of Young Adults at an American University

open access: yesSex Roles
The present study examined changes in the rates of vegetarianism among a sample of young American adults. Over 15 years, students at an American university (N = 12,704) described their dietary habits.
Catherine A Forestell, John B. Nezlek
exaly   +2 more sources

Studying the Role of Vegetarianism as a Potential Strategy for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, a Bibliometric Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiologia
Vegetarianism, as a dietary pattern, is characterized by animal product avoidance and increased consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes.
Maria Chrysafi   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Overestimating the Prevalence of Vegans, Vegetarians and Reducetarians Reflects Basic Psychological Biases in Estimating Proportions. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Psychol
ABSTRACT In two studies, people estimated the percent of vegans, vegetarians, those following a reduced meat diet and omnivores for specific populations. In a study of Polish adults (n = 1038), participants provided estimates of the diets of Poles and of residents of the US.
Nezlek JB.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Vegetarianism in the pandemic era: Using digital media to assess the cultural politics of meat avoidance during COVID-19

open access: yesDigital Geography and Society, 2023
Historically, individuals' rationales for vegetarianism have fallen into one or more of five categories: personal health; empathy towards animals; identity and group belonging through foodways; long-term environmental concerns regarding animal ...
Steven Ammerman, Monica L. Smith
doaj   +1 more source

Customers’ behaviour during purchasing vegetarian products in global retail environment [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2020
Purpose Behaviour in food purchasing is usually associated with personal identity. Vegetarian’s apologist has diverse attitude vis-à-vis animals and the environment, which affect global nature in the context of national agriculture production.
Milichovský František, Mráček Pavel
doaj   +1 more source

Forty-five years of research on vegetarianism and veganism: A systematic and comprehensive literature review of quantitative studies

open access: yesHeliyon, 2023
Meat production and consumption are sources of animal cruelty, responsible for several environmental problems and human health diseases, and contribute to social inequality.
Gelareh Salehi, E. Diaz, R. Redondo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Choosing Not to Eat Meat: What Characterizes Independently Vegetarian Children? [PDF]

open access: yesDev Sci
ABSTRACT A growing body of research has aimed to map the characteristics of extraordinary altruists—such as those who have donated a kidney to a stranger. However, this research has primarily focused on adults, and we know little about the development of extraordinary altruism.
Wilks M, Sacchi A, Turner B, Bloom P.
europepmc   +2 more sources

An Islamic framework for animal ethics: Widening the conversation to include Islamic ethical vegetarianism

open access: yesCritical Research on Religion, 2023
This article explores normative ways of conceptualizing Islamic ethics, animal ethics, and the divergent positions on the ethical treatment of animals by Muslims within Islamic scholarly discourse.
M. Mukhtar, M. Todd
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Food Service Professionals' Experiences of Accommodating Dietary Requests and Texture Modification. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Lang Commun Disord
ABSTRACT Background Previous research highlights that people with specific dietary needs, such as texture‐modified diets for dysphagia, often struggle to find suitable food in the community. However, few studies have investigated food service professionals’ role in remedying this barrier.
Hutchinson C   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Vegetarianism and eating disorders: The subjective experience of healthcare professionals.

open access: yesAppetite, 2023
Vegetarianism is growing dramatically among adolescents and young adults. Professionals specialized in eating disorders (ED) may routinely face patients adhering to these popular vegetarian practices.
Tancrède Albertelli   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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