Plant-based diets, defined here as including both vegan and lacto-ovo-vegetarian diets, are
growing in popularity throughout the Western world for various reasons, including concerns …

Purpose This paper aims to present an overview of the definitions of “plant-based and
“vegetarian diets” adopted by different organizations worldwide, proposing new standard …

The number of consumers following a vegan diet has notably increased in many
industrialised countries and it is likely that their influence on the food sector will continue to …

Whereas vegetarianism has long garnered attention from nutritional science and
philosophy, psychological research exploring this eating behavior has emerged only in the …

This inescapably controversial study envisions, defines, and theorizes an area that Laura
Wright calls vegan studies. We have an abundance of texts on vegans and veganism …

Context Vegetarian and vegan diets are increasing in popularity. Although they provide
beneficial health effects, they may also lead to nutritional deficiencies. Cognitive impairment …

The adoption of a vegan diet might have public, health, and environmental benefits;
however, still little is known about veganism as the majority of studies on dietary lifestyles …

The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of, and attitudes toward,
vegetarianism and veganism. We also assessed the association between vegetarianism …

Background There is increasing evidence that plant based diets are associated with lower
cardiovascular risk. Objective To evaluate effects of a vegan compared to an omnivorous …

Purpose Orthorexic eating behaviour, restrained eating, and veganism/vegetarianism are
food selection strategies sharing several characteristics. Since there are no studies …