Eating and health behaviors in vegans compared to omnivores: Dispelling common myths

Appetite

Volumn 118, Issue , 2017, Pages 129-135

  Heiss, Sydney ^a   Coffino, Jaime A ^a   Hormes, Julia M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Health behaviors; Vegan; Veganism

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GRAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUT; OBESITY; OMNIVORE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOFT DRINK; UNDERWEIGHT; VEGAN; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; EATING; EXERCISE; FABACEAE; FOOD GRAIN; FRUIT; MEAT; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET; EATING; EDIBLE GRAIN; EXERCISE; FABACEAE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; NUTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGANS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028322923     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2017.08.001     Document Type: Article

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