Reframing the Attitude-Behavior Debate: The Case of Meat-Abstinence in Vegetarian Student Cooperatives

The number of vegetarian athletes is increasing nowadays, but in parallel with this increment, the literature can be very limited. Vegetarian individuals often change their food consumption suddenly, without undergoing health checks and dietitian consultation. By removing animal foods from diet an athlete who decides to become a vegetarian, it possible that daily energy some nutrient intakes in...

1. Boldt, P., Knechtle, B., Nikolaidis, Lechleitner, C., Wirnitzer, G., Leitzmann, Rosemann, T., K. (2018), Quality of life female and male vegetarian vegan endurance runners compared to omnivores – results from the NURMI study (step 2), pobrane z: https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/326454326_Quality_of_life_of_female_and_male_vegetarian_and_vegan_endurance_runners_compared_to_omnivores_...

Nutritional status of iron, folate, and vitamin B-12 in vegetarians were assessed and compared with those of non- vegetarians in Korea. The vegetarian subjects were 54 Buddhist nuns who ate no animal source food except for dairy products. The non-vegetarians were divided into two groups: 31 Catholic nuns and 31 female college students. Three-day dietary records were completed, and the blood sam...

Cadmium is a toxic element ubiquitous in the environment, which damages biological systems in various ways. The major source of cadmium exposure is food. High cadmium content in the soil leads to high cadmium concentrations in certain plants such as grains (above all surface layers and germs), oil or non-oil seeds, fruit and vegetables. These food commodities are the crucial components of a veg...

BACKGROUND Studies in the West have shown lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among people taking a vegetarian diet, but these findings may be confounded and only a minority selects these diets. We evaluated the association between vegetarian diets (chosen by 35%) and CVD risk factors across four regions of India. METHODS Study participants included urban migrants, their rural siblings an...

BACKGROUND Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Dietary factors account for at least 30% of all cancers in Western countries. As people do not consume individual foods but rather combinations of them, the assessment of dietary patterns may offer valuable information when determining associations between diet and cancer risk. METHODS We examined the association bet...