Towards a reduced meat diet: Mindset and motivation of young vegetarians, low, medium and high meat-eaters

Appetite

Volumn 113, Issue , 2017, Pages 387-397

  de Boer, Joop ^a   Schösler, Hanna ^b   Aiking, Harry ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meat; Mindset; Motivation; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; DIET; EATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARKET; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION; VEGETARIAN; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; MALE; MEAT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; DIET, VEGETARIAN; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85015696713     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.03.007     Document Type: Article

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