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 interviewed by the use of a questionnaire.</p> <p>The general linear hypothesis analysis shewed that present age and relative weight at age 25 were significant in terms of present relative weight; however, physical activity and socioeconomic stratum were not significant. Diet, defined as vegetarian or non-vegetarian, was only marginally significant.</p> <p>Conclusions of this study are that weight at age 25 and present age are important associated factors in present weight.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nutrition

Year

1975

Author dc:creator

• Van Camp Darnell, Charlotte Ann

Contributors dc:contributor

• Irma B. Vyhmeister
• Roland L. Phillips
• Grenith J. Zimmerman

• Categorical Data Analysis
• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition
• Obesity; Vegetarianism

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1523

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2300