Edible Flowers as a Source of Dietary Fibre (Total, Insoluble and Soluble) as a Potential Athlete’s Dietary Supplement by Karolina Jakubczyk, Klaudia Koprowska, Aleksandra Gottschling, Katarzyna Janda-Milczarek

“…Considerable amounts of protein were found in the flowers of the olive family (<i>Oleaceae</i>) and woody plants, which can enrich the daily diet, especially vegan and vegetarian. Edible flowers of the <i>Asteraceae</i> family, especially the herbaceous representatives, contained high levels of both total dietary fibre and its insoluble fraction; therefore, they can be a rich source of these nutrients in the daily diet of athletes, which would perform a prebiotic function for gut bacteria.…”
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An Investigation of Dietary Iron Intake and Literacy among 11–14 Year Old Females in New Zealand by Renee Jansen, Pamela von Hurst, Jerushah Keightley, Hajar Mazahery, Claire E. Badenhorst

“…Vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan participants had higher iron knowledge scores than those not on a particular diet (<i>p</i> = 0.001). …”
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Influence of animal pain and distress on judgments of animal research justifiability among university undergraduate students and faculty. by Eric P Sandgren, Robert Streiffer, Jennifer Dykema, Nadia Assad, Jackson Moberg

“…Demographically, women, vegetarians/vegans, and respondents with no experience in animal research justified less animal pain/distress than their counterparts. …”
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Risks of ischaemic heart disease and stroke in meat eaters, fish eaters, and vegetarians over 18 years of follow-up: results from the prospective EPIC-Oxford study by Tong, TYN, Appleby, PN, Bradbury, K, Perez-Cornago, A, Travis, RC, Clarke, R, Key, T

“…</p> <p><strong>Participants</strong> 48 188 participants with no history of ischaemic heart disease, stroke, or angina (or cardiovascular disease) were classified into three distinct diet groups: meat eaters (participants who consumed meat, regardless of whether they consumed fish, dairy, or eggs; n=24 428), fish eaters (consumed fish but no meat; n=7506), and vegetarians including vegans (n=16 254), based on dietary information collected at baseline, and subsequently around 2010 (n=28 364).…”

Maternal Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency Detected by Newborn Screening—Evaluation of Causes and Characteristics by Anna T. Reischl-Hajiabadi, Sven F. Garbade, Patrik Feyh, Karl Heinz Weiss, Ulrike Mütze, Stefan Kölker, Georg F. Hoffmann, Gwendolyn Gramer

“…All mothers following a vegan diet and most mothers with a vegetarian diet took vitamin preparations during pregnancy, whereas only 55.8% of mothers with a balanced diet took folic acid or other vitamins. …”
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Climate change mitigation through dietary change: a systematic review of empirical and modelling studies on the environmental footprints and health effects of ‘sustainable diets’... by Stephanie Jarmul, Alan D Dangour, Rosemary Green, Zara Liew, Andy Haines, Pauline FD Scheelbeek

“…Greenhouse gas emissions associated with ‘sustainable diets’ were on average 25.8%[95%CI −27.0 to −14.6] lower than current/baseline consumption patterns, with vegan diets reporting the largest reduction in GHG-emissions (−70.3% [95% CI: −90.2 to −50.4]), however, water use was frequently reported to be higher than current/baseline diets. …”
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The nitrogen footprint of Ukraine: why personal consumption matters by Sergiy Medinets, Allison M Leach, Tetiana Pavlik, Volodymyr Medinets, James N Galloway

“…Potential reductions, ranging from 22% to 69%, were shown for omnivore, reduced red meat, no red meat, half meat products, vegetarian and vegan diets. In the absence of proper manure management in Ukraine, even greater reductions of an ‘actual’ NF can be achieved if wasted N manure is considered. …”
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Quantifying the potential for climate change mitigation of consumption options by Diana Ivanova, John Barrett, Dominik Wiedenhofer, Biljana Macura, Max Callaghan, Felix Creutzig

“…In the context of food, the highest carbon savings come from dietary changes, particularly an adoption of vegan diet with an average and median mitigation potential of 0.9 and 0.8 tCO _2 eq/cap, respectively. …”
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Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing for Treatment of Pediatric Tibial Fractures: A 20-Year Single Center Experience of 132 Cases by Zenon Pogorelić, Viktor Vegan, Miro Jukić, Carlos Martin Llorente Muñoz, Dubravko Furlan

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The Case for In Vitro Meat by James Ninia

“…On this view, the introduction of IVM would allow those who are currently vegans and vegetarians a way to partake in meat consumption without supporting the suffering of animals.…”
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Effect of Dietary Approaches on Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review with Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by Tiantian Jing, Shunxing Zhang, Mayangzong Bai, Zhongwan Chen, Sihan Gao, Sisi Li, Jing Zhang

“…Results: Forty-two RCTs comprising 4809 patients with T2DM were included in the NMA, comparing 10 dietary approaches (low-carbohydrate, moderate-carbohydrate, ketogenic, low-fat, high-protein, Mediterranean, Vegetarian/Vegan, low glycemic index, recommended, and control diets). …”
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Pulse-based cropping systems for soil health restoration, resources conservation, and nutritional and environmental security in rainfed agroecosystems by Sandeep Kumar, K. A. Gopinath, Seema Sheoran, Ram Swaroop Meena, Ch. Srinivasarao, Sandeep Bedwal, Chetan Kumar Jangir, Kancheti Mrunalini, Ramdhan Jat, C. S. Praharaj

“…As a result, the global food supplies through pulses remained negligible and amounted to merely ~1.0% of the total food supply and 1.2% of the vegan food system. In this situation, protein-rich food is still a question raised at the global level to make a malnutrition-free world. …”
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Association Between the Triglyceride&ndash;Glucose Index and Outcomes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Large-Scale Health Management Cohort Study by Liu J, Guan L, Zhao M, Li Q, Song A, Gao L, Lin H, Zhao J

“…Subgroup analysis found that smoking increased the correlation between the TyG index and the risk of NAFLD progression, while female, vegan diet, and weight control enhanced the correlation between the TyG index and the risk of NAFLD improvement.Conclusion: The TyG index may be a simple and helpful indicator for further risk appraisal of NAFLD in daily clinical practice.Keywords: triglyceride&ndash;glucose index, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, outcomes…”
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Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among female vegetarians in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia by Chai, Zi Fei

“…About half of the respondents (49.1%) were lacto-ovo-vegetarians, 27.7% were lacto-vegetarians, 18.1% were vegans, and 5.1% were ovo-vegetarians. The mean years of practicing vegetarianism among the respondents was 13.9 ± 9.9 years. …”
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Beyond meat and plant labels: assessing stakeholders' perceptions toward plant-based meat alternative product names by Malik, Shelly

“…Study 2b, the full experiment with a sample of 702 grocery shoppers, adopted a similar design, but with several improvements, among which, the addition of ’vegan’ as another qualifier representing meat absence qualifier. …”
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Biomanufacturing of bacteriocin-like inhibitory substance producer, lactococcus lactis Gh1, with high stability in freeze-dried form by Jawan, Roslina

“…The formulated non-dairy-based protection agents could be utilised to diversify the functional food products, which are useful to vegans, vegetarians, and lactose-intolerant people. …”
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The Benefits and Burdens of Meat Consumption by Cynthia Coyle, Ashley McKinstry

“…Utilitarian philosopher Peter Singer, an advocate for animal rights and vegan diets, argues that decreasing meat consumption is “a means toward reducing both human and animal suffering, and leaving a more habitable planet for future generations.”[10] By drastically decreasing the number of cattle, fish, and birds killed and consumed every year, we limit greenhouse gas emissions and create a more sustainable environment—a benefit not only for ourselves, but also for subsequent generations. …”
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