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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Vegetarianism."”.
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Obesity and Vegetarianism in Seventh-day Adventist Women
<p>This thesis describes a comparative study of 82 vegetarian and 21 non-vegetarian Seventh-day Adventist females ages 25 to 65 to discover if there is a possible correlation between diet and weight. The subjects were chosen by random sampling in the specified target population and were personally …
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Abstention to Consumption: The Development of American Vegetarianism, 1817-1917
<p>The history of vegetarianism in the United States has long been shrouded in myth, assumption and obfuscation. Vegetarianism as a vital ideological and political movement has often been presented--even by its proponents--as a product of twentieth century modernism, reflecting a rise in ethical …
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An Empirical Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Psi, and Fasting and Vegetarianism
… events and are associated with fasting and vegetarianism. A number of authors have related these practices to spirituality and psi, and various theories have been proposed for why such a relationship may be present. Despite this literature, there appears to have been little previous …
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D-glucaric acid excretion: its positive association with gender, tobacco, caffeine, marijuana, and vegetarianism in humans
… analyses revealed that consumption were the two vegetarianism and caffeine strongest predictors of DGA excretion, while alcohol and marijuana consumption affected DGA the least. These results indicate that dietary and environmental factors can exert a significant effect on DGA excretion, and …
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Becoming Vegetarian: An Analysis of the Vegetarian Career Using an Integrated Model of Deviance
… theories in order to outline the career path of vegetarianism. Using semi-structured interviews with 45 practicing vegetarians from two regions of the United States, the career path of the vegetarians was developed around David Matza's (1969) theory of becoming deviant. Within each stage of …
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Effects of different learning environments on late primary school students’ Decision-making Competence in Socio-Scientific Issues
… analysis of student’s socio-scientific views of vegetarianism that results in two thematic maps of the risks and benefits students associate with vegetarianism. The analysis showed that students hold many misconceptions about vegetarianism and that the decision-making intervention did not have a …
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Eating (Meat) ethically: The convergence of Human Health, ecological sustainability
… literature, I note the manner in which en masse vegetarianism/veganism is not a viable solution to the problem of how to eat ethically –– if we are to take seriously human health and survival in moral discussions; another point I take to be relatively uncontroversial. The core issue is that there …
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Sustained efforts and collective claims: the social influence of the vegan movement from 1944 to present
Following a strict form of vegetarianism, vegans adopt a philosophy and practice a lifestyle that seeks to eliminate the use of all animal products and by-products in any form. Although vegetarian diets have been popular in many cultures for centuries, a more organized and defined version of …
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT-BASED FISHBALL ANALOGUES MADE FROM SOY PROTEIN AND KONJAC GLUCOMANNAN
… concern and the increasing dietary shift towards vegetarianism encourage the development of plant-based seafood alternatives. Mimicking the texture and sensory characteristics of traditional seafood is still challenging. This dissertation developed a plant-based fishball analogue (PFB) with soy …
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Why Aren't More Heathens Eco-Pagan Vegetarians? The Intersection Of Gender, Politics, And Spiritual Environmentalism
… is on the feminization of the environment and vegetarianism to such a degree that Heathens view these movements as radicalized liberal tree hugging hobbies and how these political views have resulted in a cognitive dissonance with the lived experience of their religion. This study contributes …
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Of meat, morals, and masculinity : factors underlying the consumption of non-human animals, and inferences about another’s character
Previous psychological research on vegetarianism has focused primarily on participants' health and weight concerns, and the process by which people adopt a vegetarian diet. The present studies broaden this research by exploring the differences in the way omnivores and vegetarians perceive animals …
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George MacDonald and Victorian Society
… nineteenth century. Discussions on vivisection, vegetarianism, hunting, animal abuse, evolution, and degeneration are provided with a wide range of MacDonald’s texts, such as Alec Forbes of Howglen (1865), Paul Faber, Surgeon (1879), The Marquis of Lossie (1877), A Rough Shaking (1890), and …
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Spiritual Agency and Sustainability Transitions Exploring Food Practices in Three Hare Krishna Eco-Communities
… practices are investigated to understand how vegetarianism is maintained in spiritual communities. Enabling and disabling factors are analysed for potentials of diffusion into broader levels of society. I present findings of qualitative research and fieldwork, which included participant …
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Vegetarian Diet and Health Outcomes
… outcomes associated with vegetarian status. As vegetarianism has shown many long-term health benefits, further research in this area will help expand understanding of this specific dietary pattern.</p>
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Zinc Intake of Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Adults
<p>Zinc intakes of 12 matched pairs of lacto-ovo-vegetarian and non-vegetarian adults were compared. Analysis of 72-hour aliquots of food intake excluding supplements showed the mean daily zinc intake for both categories (lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 37.93 + 23.97 mg.; non-vegetarians, 53.39 + 31.99 mg.) …
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Effect of Lacto-Ovo and Total Vegetarian Diets on Serum, Urinary and Fecal B₁₂ Levels
<p>Serum, urinary and fecal levels of ten lacto-ovo-vegetarians and nine total vegetarians were assayed using Ochromonas malhamensis. Intakes of vitamin B<sub>12</sub> , protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber and calories were calculated using 7-day diet histories and questionnaires. Correlations …
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The Nutritional Value of Selected Vegetarian Meals
<p>The complementary effect of various vegetable proteins as eaten by humans in vegetarian meals was evaluated using the PER method in rats. In addition, the quality of leaf protein as the only protein source in one of the diets was evaluated.</p> <p>Five diets were formulated consisting of a …
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The effect of a maternal lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet on the infants plasma cholesterol concentration
<p>A comparison of plasma cholesterol concentrations was made between breast-fed infants having lacto-ovo-vegetarian mothers, breast-fed infants having non-vegetarian mothers and infants fed with commercially prepared formula. At one month of age , the breast-fed infants (n=20) with non-vegetarian …
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