Vegetarian and plant-based diets in health and disease prevention. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by François Mariotti.
• Other Names: Mariotti, François
• Contents: Front Cover; Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention; Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 -- Setting the Scene -- General Features Associated With Vegetarian Diets; 1 -- Vegetarian Diets: Definitions and Pitfalls in Interpreting Literature on Health Effects of Vegetarianism; 1. Introduction; 2. Underlying Motivation of Plant-Based and Vegetarian Diets; 3. Definitions; 4. Methodological Pitfalls in Interpreting the Literature on Health Effects of Vegetarian Diets 4.1 Heterogeneity in Dietary Composition4.2 Self-Defined Vegetarianism Versus "Measured" Degree of Avoidance of Specific Animal Foods; 4.3 Confounding; 4.4 Is the Study Sample Representative for the Concerned Base Population?; 5. Conclusion; References; 2 -- Attitudes Toward Meat and Plants in Vegetarians; 1. Introduction; 2. Studies Comparing Attitudes Among "Vegetarians" to Meat Eaters; 2.1 Limitations to Studies Comparing Attitudes Among "Vegetarians" to Meat Eaters; 2.2 Summary; 3. Differences in Attitudes Toward Meat Between Varying Types of Vegetarians 3.1 Semivegetarians Versus True Vegetarians3.2 Vegans Versus Other Vegetarians; 3.3 Health Versus Ethical Vegetarians; 4. The Role of Values; 5. The Role of Attitudes Toward Meat in Becoming a Vegetarian and in Maintaining a Vegetarian Diet; 5.1 Vegetarian Diet and Dissonance Theory; 5.2 Vegetarian Diet and Moralization; 5.3 Vegetarian Diet and Social Identity; 6. Conclusion; References; 3 -- Nutrition Knowledge of Vegetarians; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Vegetarians as Unwitting Nutrition Educators; 2. Defining Nutrition Knowledge; 3. Transcultural Considerations 4. Measuring Nutrition Knowledge in Vegetarians5. Nutrition Knowledge of Vegans as Compared to Ovolactovegetarians; 6. Nutrition Knowledge of Vegetarians as Compared to Nonvegetarians; 7. Nutrition Knowledge of Ethically Oriented as Compared to Health-Oriented Vegetarians; 8. Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Behavior Among Vegetarians; 9. Nutrition Knowledge and the Process of Becoming a Vegetarian; 10. Discussion; 10.1 Does Nutrition Knowledge Precede or Result From Vegetarianism or Both?; 10.2 Synthesis; References; 4 -- Vegetarianism and Eating Disorders; 1. Defining Terminology 1.1 Defining Meat Avoidance1.2 The Motive for Meat Avoidance; 2. Vegetarianism and Restrained Eating; 2.1 Defining Restrained Eating; 2.2 Specific Findings; 2.3 Summary; 3. Vegetarianism and Disordered Eating; 3.1 Defining Disordered Eating; 3.2 Specific Findings; 3.3 Summary; 4. Vegetarianism and Clinical Eating Disorders; 4.1 Defining Clinical Eating Disorders; 4.2 Anorexia Nervosa and Vegetarianism; 4.3 Bulimia Nervosa and Vegetarianism; 4.4 Summary; 5. Is Vegetarianism a (Causal) Risk Factor for Eating Pathology?; 5.1 Clinical Implications; 5.2 Areas of Future Study
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 613.2/62; Vegetarianism -- Health aspects; Health promotion; HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128039694; 0128039698
• Related ISBNs: 012803968X; 9780128039687
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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