Australian ‘Burger King’ Hungry Jack’s Sees 50% Increase in . . . Australians are increasingly interested in eating more plant-based foods for their health, the environment, and for the animals According to one recent study, the number of meat-free consumers in the country leapt from 1 7 million in 2012 to 2 1 million in 2016, with the most vegetarians and vegans living on the island of Tasmania
Knowledge, attitudes, and factors associated with . . . Background In recent years, there has been great interest in the dietary practices of vegetarians in addition to an increasing awareness of the potential benefits of vegetarian diets However, there are insufficient data on the spread of vegetarianism in Arab countries The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes about vegetarianism and associated factors in the Saudi
Exploring Vitamin B12 Supplementation in the Vegan Population . . . With a significant portion of the population adopting veganism and conflicting views among nutrition professionals regarding the necessity of vitamin B12 supplementation, this review aims to explore existing studies evaluating interventions through food supplementation It focuses on the impact of vitamin B12 deficiency across different demographics The present study seeks to understand how
VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN DIETS FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE Among the general population, recent nationwide polls in the U S suggested that ~3 3% of adults are vegetarian or vegan (report nevereating meat, poultry or fish) and about 46% of vegetarians are vegan (Vegetarian Resource Group, 2014; 2016) The same poll revealed that 6% of young adults aged 18 to 34 years were vegetarian or vegan while an
Nearly 2. 5 million Aussies now have a largely vegetarian . . . Nearly 2 5 million Australians, equivalent to 12 1% of the population, now have diets of which the food is all, or almost all, vegetarian, according to a new study by Roy Morgan The latest numbers indicate a ‘slow but steady’ rise of vegetarianism in Australia, up from 2 2 million (11 2%) four years ago in 2014 and 1 7 million (9 7%) in 2012
Gender differences in vegetarian identity: How men and women . . . This instrument offers a useful method for understanding how omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans alike construct their eating behaviours In the current study (N = 961), we validated a German translation of the DIQ – the DIQ-D – and compared the dietarian identity profiles of omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans Confirmatory factor analyses