A model of the dynamics of household vegetarian and vegan rates in the U.K.

Waters, James

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2018.05.017

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“…Overall, 88.2% purchased wholefood plant proteins. 9.9% ( n = 117) and 2.5% ( n = 30) subjects disclosed they were vegetarian and vegan, which is above the UK average rates of vegetarianism and veganism of 2.9% and 0.4%, respectively, in 2014, for households where the respondent was born between 1930 and 1974 [ 22 ]. However a market research portal recently suggested that current rates lie within 7% (vegetarianism) and 4% (veganism) in the UK [ 23 ].…”

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Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England

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Plant-based diets are seen as a food-based strategy to address both the impact of dietary patterns on the environment, to reduce climate change impact, and also to reduce rates of diet-related disease. This study investigated self-reported consumer purchasing behaviour of plant-based alternative foods (PBAF) and wholefood plant protein foods (legumes) with a cross-sectional online survey. We identified the sociodemographic factors associated with purchasing behaviour and examined knowledge about protein and plant-based diets. We recruited and obtained consent from n = 1177 adults aged >18 from England and Scotland (mean age (± standard deviation (SD)) 44 (16.4) years), across different areas of social deprivation, based on postcode. Descriptive statistics were conducted, and sociodemographic factors were examined by computing covariate-adjusted models with binary logistic regression analysis. A total of 47.4% (n = 561) consumers purchased PBAF and 88.2% (n = 1038) wholefood plant-proteins. The most frequently purchased PBAF were plant-based burgers, sausages, and mince/meatballs. Individuals from low deprivation areas were significantly more likely than individuals from high deprivation areas to purchase wholefood plant-proteins (odds ratio (OR) 3.46, p = 0.001). People from low deprivation areas were also more likely to recognise lentils as good source of protein (OR 1.94, p = 0.003) and more likely to recognise plant-based diets as healthy (OR 1.79, p = 0.004) than those from high deprived areas. These results support current trends of increasing popularity of PBAF, which is positive for the environment, but also highlights these products as being ultra-processed, which may negatively impact on health. The study also re-enforces the link between deprivation, reduced purchasing of wholefood plant-proteins and knowledge of plant-based protein and diets. Further research is needed to examine healthfulness of PBAF and how sociodemographic factors, especially deprivation, affect both food choice and consumption of wholefood plant-proteins.

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Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England

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“…The terms included fresh, homemade, finest, tasteful and mouth-watering for the food and beverage theme. Other essential words were vegan and vegetarian, which shows the importance of vegetarian options (Waters, 2018). Given that only reviews from the UK were analyzed, some terms in this theme were geographically specific.…”

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Know your guests’ preferences before they arrive at your hotel: evidence from TripAdvisor

Rahimi

Thelwall

Okumuş

et al. 2022

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Purpose Toward achieving a better guest experience, the current study aims to use the word frequency comparison technique to evaluate the types of attributes and services that are used most frequently in guests’ five- and one-star reviews on TripAdvisor. The working-paper also aims to investigate the differences between reviews written by men and women. Design/methodology/approach A combined sentiment and text analysis was applied to 329,849 UK hotel reviews from UK TripAdvisor to identify factors that influence customer satisfaction, including those with gender differences. Findings The present findings reveal important differences between the male- and female-produced terms. The results show that female travelers pay more attention to the hotel’s core products and their comfort compared to male travelers. In terms of food and beverage, men’s comments tended to focus on pubs, beer and certain types of food. In contrast, women’s comments were more likely to be related to healthy eating, such as homemade, vegan and vegetarian foods, as well as fruits and healthy breakfasts. Women also pay more attention to the soft skills of staff such as friendliness, helpfulness and welcoming messages. Practical implications While core attributes of a hotel stay remain crucial for all guests, disparities exist between the language men and women use to describe them. For core products, women pay more attention to the room’s cleanliness, comfort and features such as bed, pillow, blanket, towel, toiletries and decoration, whereas men pay more attention to the layout, size and type of room. Hotels may use gender as a segmentation variable and use these findings in their marketing campaigns. Originality/value This is one of the first studies offering insights into the differences between the male and female reactions to and preferences for hotel services at a national level. Following a novel method, this study has listed and ranked attributes and differentiated them based on gender.

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“…For instance, two studies in the UK and Finland have found that the number of vegetarian households has not meaningfully increased since the 1990s. 41,42 Data in the US also suggests that there is instead an increasing proportion that self-identify as vegetarian yet eats some meat over time. 43…”

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Vegetarianism and mental health: longitudinal evidence in the 1970 British Cohort Study

Gagné

Kurdi²

2022

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Background. Reducing animal product consumption has benefits for population health and the environment. The relationship between vegetarianism and mental health, however, remains poorly understood. This study explores this relationship in a nationally representative birth cohort in Great Britain. Methods. We use data from the 1970 British Cohort Study, which collected information on diet at age 30 (n = 11,204) and psychological distress (PD) using the nine-item Malaise Inventory at ages 26, 30, 34, 42, and 46-48. We first developed a statistical adjustment strategy by regressing PD at age 30 on vegetarianism and 14 potential confounders measured at ages 10 and 26 (including PD at age 26). We then ran multilevel growth curve models, testing whether within-person changes in PD between ages 30 and 46-48 differed by vegetarianism, before and after statistical adjustment. Models were reproduced using red meat consumption at age 30 as a sensitivity analysis. Results. At age 30, 4.5% of participants reported being vegetarian. In the cross-sectional models at age 30, vegetarians reported more distress compared with non-vegetarians in bivariate analysis (b = 0.30, 95%CI 0.09, 0.52), but this difference disappeared in the fully-adjusted model (b = 0.02, 95%CI -0.17, 0.21). In the longitudinal models between ages 30 and 46/48, there were no differences in within-person changes in psychological distress between vegetarians and non-vegetarians (p = .723). Sensitivity analyses yielded similar findings. Conclusion. In this British cohort, vegetarianism at age 30 was not associated with changes in psychological distress during mid-adulthood. Since psychological distress in early adulthood predicted vegetarianism at age 30, more studies are needed to disentangle the progression of this relationship over the life-course.

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A model of the dynamics of household vegetarian and vegan rates in the U.K.

Cited by 12 publications

References 36 publications

Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England

Self-Reported Purchasing Behaviour, Sociodemographic Predictors of Plant-Based Protein Purchasing and Knowledge about Protein in Scotland and England

Know your guests’ preferences before they arrive at your hotel: evidence from TripAdvisor

Vegetarianism and mental health: longitudinal evidence in the 1970 British Cohort Study

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