Vegan lifestyle behaviors: An exploration of congruence with health-related beliefs and assessed health indices

Appetite

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-124

  Dyett, Patricia A ^a   Sabaté, Joan ^b   Haddad, Ella ^b   Rajaram, Sujatha ^b   Shavlik, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food practices; Health beliefs; Lifestyle behaviors; Nutrient intake; Vegans; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

FAT; SODIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAT CONTENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAL; MOTIVATION; NUTRITION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VEGAN DIET; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, VEGETARIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84877331366     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.03.015     Document Type: Article

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