Developing a Clean Labelled Snack Bar Rich in Protein and Fibre with Dry-Fractionated Defatted Durum Wheat Cake by Giacomo Squeo, Vittoria Latrofa, Francesca Vurro, Davide De Angelis, Francesco Caponio, Carmine Summo, Antonella Pasqualone

“…The shift towards a vegetarian, vegan, or flexitarian diet has increased the demand for vegetable protein and plant-based foods. …”
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Effects of the substitution of cow’s milk with soymilk on the micronutrients, microbial, and sensory qualities of yoghurt by Dupe T. Otolowo, Omolola M. Omosebi, Kudirat T. Araoye, Temiloluwa E. Ernest, Oluwatooyin F. Osundahunsi

“…These showed the positive effect of substituting soymilk for cow’s milk at all the levels used, thus, the lactose intolerance and vegans can find alternative to dairy yoghurt in the 100% soymilk substitution and enjoy the functional health benefits of yoghurt. …”
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Characterizing the Discourse of Popular Diets to Describe Information Dispersal and Identify Leading Voices, Interaction, and Themes of Mental Health: Social Network Analysis by Melissa C Eaton, Yasmine C Probst, Marc A Smith

“…In total, 69% (11/16) of the networks interacted, where the ketogenic diet was mentioned most, with depression and anxiety and eating disorder words most prominent in the “zone diet” network and the least prominent in the “soy-free,” “vegan,” “dairy-free,” and “gluten-free” diet networks. …”
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Development of the “Recovery from Eating Disorders for Life” Food Guide (REAL Food Guide) - a food pyramid for adults with an eating disorder by Susan Hart, Claire Marnane, Caitlin McMaster, Angela Thomas

“…All meal patterns were adequate in micronutrients except for the semi-vegan meal pattern that was inadequate in vitamin D. …”
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Methods and participant characteristics in the Cancer Risk in Vegetarians Consortium: a cross-sectional analysis across 11 prospective studies by Dunneram, Y, Lee, JY, Watling, CZ, Fraser, GE, Miles, F, Prabhakaran, D, Shridhar, K, Kondal, D, Mohan, V, Ali, MK, Narayan, KMV, Tandon, N, Tong, TYN, Chiu, THT, Lin, M, Lin, C, Yang, H, Liang, Y, Greenwood, DC, Du, H, Chen, Z, Yu, C, Kakkoura, MG, Reeves, GK, Papier, K, Floud, S, Key, TJ, Perez-Cornago, A

“…BMI was generally lower in vegetarians, particularly vegans, except for the cohorts in India and China. …”

Anthropometric and physiological characteristics in white and British Indian vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the UK Biobank by Tong, T, Key, T, Sobiecki, J, Bradbury, K

“…We estimated the age-adjusted means of each characteristic in 6 diet groups (198,166 regular meat eaters, 199,784 low meat eaters, 4381 poultry eaters, 9674 fish eaters, 6366 vegetarians, and 378 vegans) in white women and men, and in 2 diet groups (3322 meat eaters and 1186 vegetarians) in British Indian women and men.…”

Cross-sectional analyses of participation in cancer screening and use of hormone replacement therapy and medications in meat eaters and vegetarians: the EPIC-Oxford study by Tong, T, Appleby, P, Bradbury, K, Key, T

“…<strong>Results:</strong> Compared with meat eaters, vegetarian (PR: 0.94, 95% CI 0.89 to 0.98) and vegan (PR: 0.82, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.95) women reported lower participation in breast screening, and vegetarian men were less likely to report PSA testing (PR: 0.82, 95% CI 0.71 to 0.96). …”

Effects of vegetarian diets on blood pressure lowering: a systematic review with meta‐analysis and trial sequential analysis by Lee, Kai Wei, Loh, Hong Chuan, Siew, Mooi Ching, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Fan, Kee Hoo

“…In subgroup analysis, a vegan diet demonstrated a greater reduction in systolic BP (WMD, −3.12 mmHg; 95% CI = −4.54, −1.70, p < 0.001) as compared with a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet (WMD, −1.75 mmHg, 95% CI −5.38, 1.88, p = 0.05). …”
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Donor Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Alters Gut Microbiota and Metabolites in Obese Individuals With Steatohepatitis by Julia J. Witjes, Loek P. Smits, Ceyda T. Pekmez, Andrei Prodan, Abraham S. Meijnikman, Marian A. Troelstra, Kristien E.C. Bouter, Hilde Herrema, Evgeni Levin, Adriaan G. Holleboom, Maaike Winkelmeijer, Ulrich H. Beuers, Krijn vanLienden, Judith Aron‐Wisnewky, Ville Mannisto, Jacques J. Bergman, Jurgen H. Runge, Aart J. Nederveen, Lars O. Dragsted, Prokopis Konstanti, Erwin G. Zoetendal, Willem deVos, Joanne Verheij, Albert K. Groen, Max Nieuwdorp

“…We therefore performed a double‐blind randomized controlled proof‐of‐principle study in which individuals with hepatic steatosis on ultrasound were randomized to two study arms: lean vegan donor (allogenic n = 10) or own (autologous n = 11) FMT. …”
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<i>Yarrowia lipolytica</i> as an Alternative and Valuable Source of Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds for Humans by Monika Elżbieta Jach, Anna Malm

“…Therefore, Y. lipolytica biomass can be used in food supplements for humans as safe and nutritional additives for maintaining the homeostasis of the organism, including for vegans and vegetarians, athletes, people after recovery, and people at risk of B vitamin deficiencies.…”
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Sex Differences in Supplement Intake in Recreational Endurance Runners—Results from the NURMI Study (Step 2) by Katharina Wirnitzer, Mohamad Motevalli, Derrick R. Tanous, Martina Gregori, Gerold Wirnitzer, Claus Leitzmann, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle

“…Participants were also assigned to dietary (omnivorous, vegetarian, vegan) and race distance (10-km, half-marathon, marathon/ultra-marathon) subgroups. …”
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Obese Vegetarians and Omnivores Show Different Metabolic Changes: Analysis of 1340 Individuals by Eric Slywitch, Carine Savalli, Antonio Cláudio Duarte, Maria Arlete Meil Schimith Escrivão

“…The association between ALT and BMI was different between dietary groups, as it showed a decrease in vegan women who do not menstruate compared to other dietary groups (<i>p</i> = 0.0099). …”
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Brazilian Vegetarian Population—Influence of Type of Diet, Motivation and Sociodemographic Variables on Quality of Life Measured by Specific Tool (VEGQOL) by Shila Minari Hargreaves, Eduardo Yoshio Nakano, Renata Puppin Zandonadi

“…Results were better for vegans and for the ones who adopt the diet for ethical or health reasons.…”
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Short- and long-term reliability of adult recall of vegetarian dietary patterns in the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) by Marcia C. Teixeira Martins, Karen Jaceldo-Siegl, Jing Fan, Pramil Singh, Gary E. Fraser

“…Our findings show that the instrument has higher reliability for recalled lacto-ovo-vegetarian and non-vegetarian than for vegan, semi- and pesco-vegetarian dietary patterns in both short- and long-term recalls. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Protein Supplement Source on Body Composition in Women Practicing Anaerobic Resistance Exercise: A Pilot Study by Juan Manuel Ballesteros-Torres, Anayansi Escalante-Aburto, María Elena Villarreal-Arce, Cindy Joanna Caballero-Prado

“…When comparing the final measures among the groups, the BCAAs and vegan supplements caused a significant decrease in body weight (50.24 kg and 51.34 kg, respectively). …”
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Plant-Based Milks: Rice by Meagan Lamothe, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy Dahl

“…It is marketed as an allergy-friendly, easy-to-digest, vegan substitute for cow's milk. Similar to other plant-based beverages, rice milk usually has an opaque white or beige color and creamy texture resembling that of cow's milk. …”
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Intake of vitamin B12 in relation to vitamin B12 status in groups susceptible to deficiency: a systematic review by Linnea Bärebring, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Birna Thorisdottir, Alfons Ramel, Fredrik Söderlund, Erik Kristoffer Arnesen, Bright I. Nwaru, Jutta Dierkes, Agneta Åkesson

“…Included populations were children (0–18 years), young adults (18–35 years), pregnant or lactating women, older adults (≥65 years) and vegans or vegetarians. Study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment were conducted by two assessors independently. …”
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Estilos de vida comportamentais e motivações para adoção do estilo vegetariano entre universitários do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil by Sofia Maestre, Isabela Mazzeo, Ana Carolina Leme, Mauro Fisberg

“…Vegans might be consuming more industrialized foods and were more willing to do things. …”
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Plant-Based Milks: Coconut by Celia Andreo, Daniela Rivero-Mendoza, Wendy J Dahl

“…Factors that may steer consumers toward nondairy milk alternatives include adherence to a vegan diet, lactose intolerance, allergy to cow's milk, or simply preference. …”
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How Diet and Physical Activity Modulate Gut Microbiota: Evidence, and Perspectives by Daniela Campaniello, Maria Rosaria Corbo, Milena Sinigaglia, Barbara Speranza, Angela Racioppo, Clelia Altieri, Antonio Bevilacqua

“…This paper focuses on diet and physical activity presenting the current knowledge about how different diets (Western, ketogenic, vegan, gluten free, Mediterranean) as well as different types of exercise (intensive, endurance, aerobic) could shape gut microbiota.…”
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