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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"vegans"”.
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Developing a Valid Screening Tool for Assessing Nutritional Adequacy and Osteoporosis Risk Among Vegans in the United States
… the nutrition-related concerns pertaining to vegans.</p> <p>The study was an observational study, with a four-phase purpose: (a) <em>Developing</em> a quantitative vegan FFQ de novo, (b) <em>Validating</em> the FFQ against three 24- hr diet recalls, (c) <em>Evaluating</em> specific nutrient …
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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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Biomarkers of Bone Turnover in Vegetarians and Omnivores
… were seen where these ratios were lower, as in vegans.</p> <p>A consistent trend was observed with vegans having the highest levels of bone resorption and bone turnover markers while consuming the lowest Ca:Protein and Ca:P ratios. Serum osteocalcin, a marker of bone turnover in adults, was …
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Towards a vegan jurisprudence : the need for a reorientation of human rights
… of human rights to accommodate the demands of vegans for basic moral rights for nonhuman animals. The work firstly outlines the ways in which the claims of vegans, under the right to freedom of thought and conscience, are largely unsupported by existing human rights because they are typically …
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Aquaponics and plant-based consumption : a Nordic perspective : evaluating attitudes towards aquaponics among vegan and vegetarian consumers in Iceland and Sweden
… solution but raises ethical concerns for vegans who avoid any use of animal products. This study was conducted with 31 survey participants and 13 interview respondents across Iceland and Sweden to explore the perspectives of vegans, vegetarians, flexitarians, and pescatarians towards …
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Beyond the Meat Paradox: Psychological Factors Underpinning Animal Product Consumption and Abstention Among Different Dietary Groups
… pescatarians, flexitarians, vegetarians, and vegans. The results show that dietary groups differ in their perceptions and beliefs about animals, their moral emotions, their justifying beliefs and cognitive-related dissonance strategies associated with animal product consumption, and their …
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An Empirical Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality and Psi, and Fasting and Vegetarianism
… recruited through Facebook groups consisting of vegans and vegetarians (N = 804) and those who practise fasting (N = 154) to see if these associations could be confirmed. Findings indicated that significantly higher levels of self-reported anomalous experiences and abilities were reported by …
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Modulating acidity and bioactivities of sauerkraut with Proprionibacterium freudenreichii : A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Food Innovation at Lincoln University
… consumption of animal derived foods. This leaves vegans and plant based eaters at risk of deficiency. Studies have shown that Propionibacterium freudenreichii can be successfully co-fermented with Latic acid bacteria (LAB) to produce B12 in grain based substrates. In this study P. freudenreichii …
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Vegetarian Dietary Patterns: Mortality, Colorectal Cancer, and Food Consumption
… 95% CI 0.80-0.97). Reductions were seen for vegans, lacto-ovo-vegetarians, and pesco-vegetarians separately. Effects were stronger in men. Some beneficial associations were seen for cardiovascular, renal, and endocrine cause of mortality but not for cancer mortality. Vegetarian dietary …
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BRIDGING CLINICAL, METABOLIC, AND NUTRITIONAL FINDINGS IN MOTHER¿INFANT DYADS WITH MATERNAL VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY IDENTIFIED THROUGH NEWBORN SCREENING
… from 2.9 μg/day in omnivores to 0.3 μg/day in vegans. Most B12 deficiencies (88.2%) were attributable to isolated low dietary intake, while 12.5% of women reported no supplementation during pregnancy. Microbiota analysis was conducted on 17 newborns at T0 (pre-supplementation) compared with …
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Consumer attitudes and willingness to pay for plant-based meat products: A health and nutrition perspective
… of meat products and were mainly marketed to vegans/ vegetarians. Improvements in food science and food processing technology have led to a new generation of plant based more convincingly replicate the taste and texture of conventional meat and similar amounts of protein content. The new …
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Investigation of plant protein functionality for food applications and health benefits
… (omnivores, pescatarians, vegetarians, and vegans), with a medium effect size (Partial η² = 0.089). All participants expressed a strong desire for more information about PBPs, with no significant differences between groups (p > 0.05). Open-ended responses, visualized in a word cloud, …
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Effect of abiotic stresses on bioactive contents of vegetables and high-pressure technology in related functional beverages
… specific population sectors, such as vegetarians/vegans, elderly, etc., which have special needs for this vitamin. The prepared smoothies from the ready-to-blend portion showed a good quality during subsequent storage for 48 h at 5 ºC.