Vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based? Comparing how different labels influence consumer evaluations of plant-based foods
Appetite. 2024 Mar 9:107288. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107288. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMarket actors have a role to play in enabling sustainable food transitions. One challenge for these actors is how to promote plant-based foods in ways that appeal to a growing number of consumers. Here we test how different plant-based related labels affect consumer appraisals of a range of foods (cookies, sausages, cheese, chocolate, pasta). In two studies (pre-registered; NUSA = 1148, NGermany = 491), we examined the effects of a 'vegetarian', 'vegan', or 'plant-based' label (compared to no label) on five attributes (healthy, tas...
Source: Appetite - March 11, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Matthew B Ruby Jo ão Graça Eero Olli Source Type: research
The perceived experience of adhering to vegan diet: a descriptive phenomenological study
Today, raw vegetarianism is considered one of the most important socio-cultural developments in contemporary societies. In this regard, the present study was conducted to describe the perceived experience of p... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Behnam Khaledi-Paveh, Alireza Abdi, Sousan Heydarpour, Fatemeh Dehghan, Reza Haghparast and Hooman Ghasemi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 1102: Can a Fraction of Flour and Sugar Be Replaced with Fruit By-Product Extracts in a Gluten-Free and Vegan Cookie Recipe?
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Bruno Zanoni
Certain food by-products, including not-good-for-sale apples and pomegranate peels, are rich in bioactive molecules that can be collected and reused in food formulations. Their extracts, rich in pectin and antioxidant compounds, were obtained using hydrodynamic cavitation (HC), a green, efficient, and scalable extraction technique. The extracts were chemically and physically characterized and used in gluten-free and vegan cookie formulations to replace part of the flour and sugar to study whether they can mimic the role of these ingredients. The amount of flour + sugar removed and replaced with ext...
Source: Molecules - February 29, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Carlotta Breschi Silvia D ’Agostino Francesco Meneguzzo Federica Zabini Jasmine Chini Luca Lovatti Luca Tagliavento Lorenzo Guerrini Maria Bellumori Lorenzo Cecchi Bruno Zanoni Tags: Article Source Type: research
The various facets of orthorexic eating behavior: five case reports of individuals with supposed orthorexia nervosa
ConclusionsIt is concluded that orthorexia nervosa manifests itself in very different ways and that more research is needed in order to determine whether it could be a useful additional category of disordered eating behavior. (Source: Journal of Eating Disorders)
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - February 21, 2024 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research
Differences in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger among African American participants randomized to either a vegan or omnivorous soul food diet
Appetite. 2024 Feb 17:107280. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107280. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Nutritious Eating with Soul study was a 24-month, randomized behavioral nutrition intervention among African American adults. This present study, which is a secondary analysis of the NEW Soul study, examined changes in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger. Participants (n = 159; 79% female, 74% with ≥ college degree, mean age 48.4 y) were randomized to either a soul food vegan (n = 77) or soul food omnivorous (n = 82) diet and participated in a two-year behavioral nutrition intervention. Questionnaires...
Source: Appetite - February 19, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy Sara Wilcox Edward A Frongillo Yesil Kim Nkechi Okpara Mary Wilson Source Type: research
Differences in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger among African American participants randomized to either a vegan or omnivorous soul food diet
Appetite. 2024 Feb 17:107280. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107280. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe Nutritious Eating with Soul study was a 24-month, randomized behavioral nutrition intervention among African American adults. This present study, which is a secondary analysis of the NEW Soul study, examined changes in dietary acceptability, restraint, disinhibition, and hunger. Participants (n = 159; 79% female, 74% with ≥ college degree, mean age 48.4 y) were randomized to either a soul food vegan (n = 77) or soul food omnivorous (n = 82) diet and participated in a two-year behavioral nutrition intervention. Questionnaires...
Source: Appetite - February 19, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Gabrielle M Turner-McGrievy Sara Wilcox Edward A Frongillo Yesil Kim Nkechi Okpara Mary Wilson Source Type: research
Eating Keto, Vegan Diets Rewired Immune System Within 2 Weeks
Switching to a ketogenic or vegan diet caused quick changes in people ’s immune systems, a small crossover study involving 20 people found. The results “may have the potential to improve our understanding of diet-based therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of disease,” the researchers wrote in Nature Medicine. (Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association)
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - February 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Synthetic biology enables mushrooms to meet emerging sustainable challenges
With the increasing sustainability challenges, synthetic biology is offering new possibilities for addressing the emerging problems through the cultivation and fermentation of mushrooms. In this perspective, we aim to provide an overview on the research and applications mushroom synthetic biology, emphasizing the need for increased attention and inclusion of this rapidly advancing field in future mushroom technology over China and other countries. By leveraging synthetic biology, mushrooms are expected to play a more versatile role in various area, including traditional fields like circular economy, human wellness and phar...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - February 13, 2024 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
When?
It ’s been seven years, and I bought a vegan mattress, hoping for a vegan mistress, but hope will not help me sleep (Source: JAMA)
Source: JAMA - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Dietas populares y su impacto en la piel. Una revisi ón narrativa
Actas Dermosifiliogr. 2024 Feb 7:S0001-7310(24)00089-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2023.10.044. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNumerous diets for losing weight, building strength, and managing a range of cardiovascular, neurologic, and skin diseases have become popular in recent years. The ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting in particular have shown promising results in clinical and sports medicine. The Mediterranean diet, in turn, is widely recognized for its numerous health benefits. Also popular are the paleo diet and vegan and gluten-free diets. Positive effects on inflammatory conditions, such as psoriasis, atopic dermatiti...
Source: Actas Dermo-Sifiliograficas - February 9, 2024 Category: Dermatology Authors: M Mansilla Polo J Piquero Casals D Morgado Carrasco Source Type: research
Development of a diet quality score and adherence to the Swiss dietary recommendations for vegans
CONCLUSION: The newly developed DQS-V provides a single score for estimating diet quality among vegan adults. Further validation studies examining the DQS-V in relation to an independent dietary assessment method and to biomarkers of nutritional intake and status are still needed before the general application of the DQS-V.PMID:38291526 | PMC:PMC10829326 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-024-00498-3 (Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition)
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - January 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Natalie S Bez Joyce Haddad Giulia S Tedde Karolin Rose Aljoscha V Ivanov Marina Milazzo Jo ëlle Wickart Giulia Casale Michele D'Ascanio Klazine Van der Horst Isabelle Herter-Aeberli Leonie H Bogl Source Type: research
Similarities and differences between vegetarians and vegans in motives for meat-free and plant-based diets
Appetite. 2024 Jan 28;195:107232. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107232. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPlant-based diets are quickly gaining popularity for their benefits to animal welfare, the environment, and public health. Compared to meat-eaters, meat-abstainers such as vegetarians and vegans are especially motivated by animal rights and the environment. However, little is known about the motivational and psychological factors that distinguish vegetarians from vegans, and what prevents vegetarians to shift towards a fully plant-based diet. In a sample of vegans (n = 335) and vegetarians (n = 182), we investigated a) motives...
Source: Appetite - January 29, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kristof Dhont Maria Ioannidou Source Type: research
Vegan nutrition: a preliminary guide for health professionals
(Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition)
Source: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition - January 24, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Koeder, Christian Perez-Cueto, Federico J. A. Source Type: research
Adherence to different forms of plant ‐based diets and pregnancy outcomes in the Danish National Birth Cohort: A prospective observational study
ConclusionsThe women reporting that they adhered to vegan diets during pregnancy had offspring with lower mean birth weight and higher risk of preeclampsia compared with omnivorous mothers. Low protein intake might be one plausible explanation for the observed association with birth weight. (Source: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica - January 24, 2024 Category: OBGYN Authors: Signe Hedegaard,
Ellen Aagaard Nohr,
Sjurdur Frodi Olsen,
Thorhallur Ingvi Halldorsson,
Kristina Martha Renault Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
