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Showing 1 to 20 of 75 for “"vegetarian"”.
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The Copper Status of Vegetarian and Non-vegetarian Men
<p>In this study, the copper status of 18 vegetarian and 17 non-vegetarian men were compared. Copper status was assessed by determining red blood cell superoxide dismutase (RBC-SOD) activity and plasma copper. Plasma copper levels were measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Plasma cholesterol, …
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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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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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Vegetarian Diet and Health Outcomes
<p>Introduction: Vegetarian diet is one of the most consistent diets which has shown long-term health benefits. According to a nationwide survey of adults 18+, 4% of Americans were vegetarians. The dissertation was divided into 3 separate studies and assessed the effect of vegetarian diet in the …
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Labor Time Analysis of Vegetarian Entrees
… time by work function in the production of eight vegetarian entrees, (2) ascertain total labor cost in the production of the selected entrees to determine total cost of entree, and (3) compare labor time data from four of the entrees selected with data from a research project conducted …
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The Nutritional Value of Selected Vegetarian Meals
… 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 typical breakfast menu, a typical …
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Work Function Analysis of Vegetarian Entree Production
… the total labor time for the production of eight vegetarian entrees. The two work areas observed were the ingredient assembly area and the cooks' production area. This labor time was recorded by Work Functions to find the dis- tribution of labor time. Data from the observations were compiled using …
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Vegetarian Dietary Patterns: Mortality, Colorectal Cancer, and Food Consumption
<p>Objective Vegetarian dietary patterns represent longstanding, real-world diets consumed by a minority of persons. Studies of important health outcomes of such diets, particularly for all-cause mortality and colorectal cancer risk, have yielded inconsistent results. We sought to examine these …
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A Comparison of Markers of Iron Status between Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Female High School Cross Country Runners. Is Routine, Pre-Season Screening Warranted?
… markers of iron status differ between vegetarian or non-vegetarian adolescent female high school cross-country runners. Fifteen non-vegetarian and six vegetarian female cross-country runners completed questionnaires used to obtain anthropometric data, health history, menstrual status, …
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Encountering Agency with Decolonial Thought, New Materialism, and The Vegetarian
… materialism – with the South Korean novella The Vegetarian. I suggest that the novella, especially through its protagonist, performs a form of agency which calls for a reading that hinges not on the pursuit of definitive analysis but on the recognition of a personal, affective interaction with …
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Vegetal Being: Dreamwork, Ritual, and Performance in Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
… informed reading of the English version of The Vegetarian by Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith. My aim is to display how, like an ecosystem of complex interdependency, it is impossible to separate body from theory from text from ecological context. To engage with this form of ecofeminism, I …
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The Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet Among Athletes, Ages 18 and Older
… is to review the literature on the benefits of a vegetarian diet among athletes, ages 18 and older.
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RHETORICS OF CONSUMPTION: IDENTITY, CONFRONTATION, AND CORPORATIZATION IN THE AMERICAN VEGETARIAN MOVEMENT
… theory and methods is the American ethical vegetarian movement. To correct this oversight in social movement theory, this dissertation undertakes a rhetorical study of the ethical vegetarian movement, focusing not only on collective action but also on the role of personal interaction in …
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Effect of Lacto-Ovo and Total Vegetarian Diets on Serum, Urinary and Fecal B₁₂ Levels
… 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 between …
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The effect of a maternal lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet on the infants plasma cholesterol concentration
… 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 mothers comprised the group with the greatest average …
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The steaks are high: Reducing meat consumption by changing physical and economic environments to increase vegetarian sales
… of Cambridge and examine their effects on vegetarian meal sales. I collected data from 1142 mealtimes and 213,627 meal selections, obtaining individual level purchase information for two out of three interventions. It is widely assumed – but largely untested – that food encountered first in …
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The Environmental Impact of Dietary Choice and Agriculture in California
… and energy used to produce commodities for a vegetarian and non vegetarian diet in California. The working assumption is that greater number and amount of inputs are associated with greater environmental impact. The literature supports this notion. To accomplish this goal, dietary preferences …
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The dietary intake and growth of vegetarian children (aged 7-11 years) compared with omnivores in North West England.
… study, the dietary intake and growth of 50 vegetarian children aged 7-11 years was compared with that of 50 age-, sex- and race-matched omnivores. Diet was assessed at 6 month intervals using three, 3-day diet diaries and follow-up interviews. Anthropometric measurements (height, weight, …
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