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Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians
Although current research has contributed to the promotion of whole-food plant-based diets, few studies have examined healthy vegan dietary and lifestyle factors, especially in South America. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the adherence to healthy vegan lifestyle habits among Argentinian veget...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356967/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30642046 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11010154 |
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author | Gili, Rocio V. Leeson, Sara Montes-Chañi, Evelyn M. Xutuc, Daniel Contreras-Guillén, Ismael A. Guerrero-Flores, Gerardo N. Martins, Marcia C.T. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Sandaly O.S. |
author_facet | Gili, Rocio V. Leeson, Sara Montes-Chañi, Evelyn M. Xutuc, Daniel Contreras-Guillén, Ismael A. Guerrero-Flores, Gerardo N. Martins, Marcia C.T. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Sandaly O.S. |
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description | Although current research has contributed to the promotion of whole-food plant-based diets, few studies have examined healthy vegan dietary and lifestyle factors, especially in South America. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the adherence to healthy vegan lifestyle habits among Argentinian vegetarians and omnivorous, using a recently developed vegetarian lifestyle index adapted to the vegan dietary pattern. Also, accessibility of vegetarian foods, and the proportion of household income spent on food were assessed in a cross-sectional approach with 1454 participants. The population was comprised of females (84.9%), singles (55.0%), young-adults (mean age 32.1, standard deviation (SD) = 13.6), employed (50.8%), with high educational levels (50.4%), and low prevalence of both tobacco smoking (7.0%) and frequent alcohol consumption (7.6%). The mean score of adherence to healthy vegan lifestyle habits was 6.64 (SD = 1.72), with higher scores indicating better adherence. Non-vegetarians (5.75; 95% confidence interval (CI), 5.61–5.89) had a significantly lower adjusted mean score compared to semi-(6.32; 95% CI, 6.17–6.47), pesco-(6.99; 95% CI, 6.59–7.39), lacto-ovo-vegetarians (7.10; 95% CI, 6.96–7.24), as well as vegans (8.59; 95% CI, 8.35–8.83). The mean proportion of household income spent on food was significantly lower among vegans compared with other dietary patterns. The whole population that was studied showed a low consumption of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Although vegans showed a better diet and lifestyle pattern there is a need to improve eating and lifestyle habits to address risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Argentina. |
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spelling | pubmed-63569672019-02-04 Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians Gili, Rocio V. Leeson, Sara Montes-Chañi, Evelyn M. Xutuc, Daniel Contreras-Guillén, Ismael A. Guerrero-Flores, Gerardo N. Martins, Marcia C.T. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Sandaly O.S. Nutrients Article Although current research has contributed to the promotion of whole-food plant-based diets, few studies have examined healthy vegan dietary and lifestyle factors, especially in South America. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the adherence to healthy vegan lifestyle habits among Argentinian vegetarians and omnivorous, using a recently developed vegetarian lifestyle index adapted to the vegan dietary pattern. Also, accessibility of vegetarian foods, and the proportion of household income spent on food were assessed in a cross-sectional approach with 1454 participants. The population was comprised of females (84.9%), singles (55.0%), young-adults (mean age 32.1, standard deviation (SD) = 13.6), employed (50.8%), with high educational levels (50.4%), and low prevalence of both tobacco smoking (7.0%) and frequent alcohol consumption (7.6%). The mean score of adherence to healthy vegan lifestyle habits was 6.64 (SD = 1.72), with higher scores indicating better adherence. Non-vegetarians (5.75; 95% confidence interval (CI), 5.61–5.89) had a significantly lower adjusted mean score compared to semi-(6.32; 95% CI, 6.17–6.47), pesco-(6.99; 95% CI, 6.59–7.39), lacto-ovo-vegetarians (7.10; 95% CI, 6.96–7.24), as well as vegans (8.59; 95% CI, 8.35–8.83). The mean proportion of household income spent on food was significantly lower among vegans compared with other dietary patterns. The whole population that was studied showed a low consumption of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Although vegans showed a better diet and lifestyle pattern there is a need to improve eating and lifestyle habits to address risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Argentina. MDPI 2019-01-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6356967/ /pubmed/30642046 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11010154 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gili, Rocio V. Leeson, Sara Montes-Chañi, Evelyn M. Xutuc, Daniel Contreras-Guillén, Ismael A. Guerrero-Flores, Gerardo N. Martins, Marcia C.T. Pacheco, Fabio J. Pacheco, Sandaly O.S. Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title | Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title_full | Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title_fullStr | Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title_full_unstemmed | Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title_short | Healthy Lifestyle Practices among Argentinian Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians |
title_sort | healthy lifestyle practices among argentinian vegetarians and non-vegetarians |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6356967/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30642046 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11010154 |
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