Food literacy and diet quality in young vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores

Groufh-Jacobsen, Synne; Larsson, Christel; Van Daele, Wim; Margerison, Claire; Mulkerrins, Isabelle; Aasland, Lale Marie; Medin, Anine Christine

doi:10.1017/s1368980023002124

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“…Even food literacy is only moderate among consumers of all dietary classes (including pescatarians and other seafood eaters). However, flexitarians had higher general nutrition knowledge, while critical nutrition knowledge was higher among vegans (Groufh-Jacobsen et al, 2023).…”

Section: In Practicementioning

confidence: 83%

Dietary shifts and the need for increased sustainability approaches in the global aquaculture seafood system

Mizuta

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Recent shifts in the global dietary preferences have indicated the fast-growing choice for plant-based, or meat-reduced diets. Among the motivations for such choices, which are increasingly advocated by nations and environmental institutions, is the major concern with global environmental sustainability and impacts of food production systems. Incontestably, the animal food source industry is extremely diverse, and seafood production through the aquaculture value chain remains unfamiliar to key stakeholders possibly leading to an uncomprehensive view and often biased perception of the farming industry within the environmental context. Accordingly, I discuss the importance of seafood production systems, such as the fastest seafood production that is the aquaculture sector, to increase their focus on the sustainability arena with more substantial and effective improvements for sustainable production, and most importantly, concomitantly informing end consumers. I mention examples of types of sustainability efforts that can be implemented and highlight the urgency of actively informing customers about implemented practices.

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Section: In Practicementioning

confidence: 83%

Dietary shifts and the need for increased sustainability approaches in the global aquaculture seafood system

Mizuta

2024

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…This matches the research stating that acquiring knowledge is an indispensable part of transitioning to a vegan lifestyle (e.g., MacNair, 2001 ). The term “food literacy” is used to describe “the everyday practices associated with navigating the food system” ( Vidgen and Gallegos, 2014 , p. 51; see also Groufh-Jacobsen et al, 2023 for a recent discussion). This approach translates to the present study by employing the term “vegan literacy,” which describes a cluster of knowledge regarding veganism.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological differences and similarities between vegans, prospective vegans, and vegetarians. Motivation, knowledge, vegan literacy – and cheese

Mayrhofer,

Roberts,

Hackl

et al. 2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionAlthough vegan and vegetarian diets and lifestyles differ significantly from each other, among other things, notably in their respective consequences regarding animal welfare and their ecological impact, vegans and vegetarians are often grouped together and usually compared to omnivores in psychological research. Considering that vegans and vegetarians often share similar motives for their lifestyle choices, namely animal and environmental issues, the question arises why similar motives lead to different conclusions and correspondingly different behaviors, most notably, of course, that vegetarians consume animal-derived foods such as cheese or milk while vegans do not consume animal-derived products (e.g., food, cosmetic products). This is why this study explored the psychological differences between vegans, vegetarians, and prospective vegans – the latter group being located in an intermediate, transitionary position. Focusing on the motivational, affective and cognitive components of dietary transition and participants’ adherence to eating patterns, reasons for said patterns, possible hinderances to becoming vegan, the role of participants’ social environments, and the impact of various misconceptions regarding the feasibility of a vegan diet in everyday life were all explored.MethodsAn observational study was conducted via online questionnaire (1420 participants).ResultsSignificant differences were found between vegans, prospective vegans, and vegetarians, especially concerning their knowledge of issues pertaining to their respective lifestyles.DiscussionThe critical role of knowledge is invoked as an explanation as to why vegans and vegetarians display different behaviors although they share a similar motivation. Thus, in this study the concept of vegan literacy is introduced. Additionally, the distinctive role of cheese is explored, discussing possible indications of its potentially addictive nature and, consequently, the importance of cheese as a hindering factor for pursuing a vegan diet.

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“…Ironically, in the context of vegan and vegetarian studies, this selection bias can be considered an advantage. It is known that vegan and vegetarians have higher interest in a nutritional and healthy lifestyle 29 , together with high motivation to participate. This interest can create confounding in the analysis of any differences between dietary groups.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Monitoring of emerging nutritional factors impacting health outcomes: KOMPAS prospective family cohort study

Selinger,

Heniková,

Světnička

et al. 2024

Preprint

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IntroductionThe dietary habits of the population are undergone dramatic changes in recent years, with an increasing proportion of people adopting different variants of plant-based diets, limiting their consumption of food of animal origin. Moreover, the shift toward a plant-based diet is supported by scientific reports promoting them as a more sustainable dietary option, which is necessary to adopt on a global scale to mitigate the human influence on climate change. However, despite their growing popularity, many questions regarding their safety and long-term health effects remain unanswered. One of the biggest concerns is the health impact during childhood and adolescence, due to the higher risk of development of severe nutritional deficiencies accompanied by the lack of good quality evidence to guide clinical recommendations and management in those groups. To close the knowledge gap, we decided to establish a family cohort study with increased representation of vegetarian and vegan families with the aim to describe not only adult and child-specific outcomes associated with plant-based diet, but also shared family risks. The aim of the presented manuscript is to introduce the background of the establishment of the family cohort study and provide a description of its protocol.MethodsTo investigate the long-term effect of these newly emerging dietary habits, a cohort of families with at least one child under 7 years of age and with the same diet followed by all members was established. The goal for the first year of the study was to recruit at least 40 vegetarian, 40 vegan, and 60-80 omnivore families. At the time of enrollment, biological samples, as well as medical history, together with 3 day dietary records, were taken. The initial active follow-up is planned for at least 5 years.Ethics and disseminationThe study was approved by the Institutional Review Board no. EK-VP/391012. The results of the study will serve as a basis for future research, as well as clinical guidelines and dietary recommendations in Czechia and neighboring regions.

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Food literacy and diet quality in young vegans, lacto-ovo vegetarians, pescatarians, flexitarians and omnivores

Cited by 8 publications

References 41 publications

Dietary shifts and the need for increased sustainability approaches in the global aquaculture seafood system

Dietary shifts and the need for increased sustainability approaches in the global aquaculture seafood system

Psychological differences and similarities between vegans, prospective vegans, and vegetarians. Motivation, knowledge, vegan literacy – and cheese

Monitoring of emerging nutritional factors impacting health outcomes: KOMPAS prospective family cohort study

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