Investigation of lifestyle choices of individuals following a vegan diet for health and ethical reasons

Appetite

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-36

  Radnitz, Cynthia ^a   Beezhold, Bonnie ^b   DiMatteo, Julie ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical vegan; Health behaviors; Health vegan; Nutrition; Vegan; Vegetarian

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; POLYPHENOL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; SLEEP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VEGAN DIET; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHICS; FOOD PREFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924662996     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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