Vegetarianism

:This article refers to human nutrition and diet. For plant based diets in the animal kingdom see, herbivore.Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products. The reasons for choosing vegetarianism may be related to morality, religion, culture, ethics, aesthetics, environment, society, economy, politics, taste, or health. There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products produced from animal labor such as dairy products and honey. Veganism, for example, excludes all animal products from diet. By some strict definitions, animal products are not used for attire either, whether or not the production of clothing or items has involved the actual death of an animal A generic term for both vegetarianism and veganism, as well as for similar diets, is "Plant-based diets".Vegetarian diets have been found to completely satisfy nutritional needs for all stages of life, and large-scale studies have proven vegetarianism to increase longevity, improve health, and significantly lower risks of cancer and other fatal diseases. Some evidence also suggests that vegetarian diets can improve mood and mental ability. (From the Wikpedia article Vegetarianism.)

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Recent Publications on Vegetarianism:
Identifying vegetarians and their food consumption according to self-identification and operationalized definition in Finland. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and sociodemographic factors...	9th May, 2008	1Turku School of Economics, Finland Futures Research Centre, Hameenkatu 7	Public Health Nutr. 2008 May 8;:1-8. DOI Direct Link
The assessment of osteoporosis risk factors in Iranian women compared with Indian women. BACKGROUND: Osteoporosis is an important public health problem in older...	9th May, 2008	Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Hafte Tir Avenue, Shahroud, Iran.	BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Feb 27;9:28. DOI Direct Link
You are what you eat? Vegetarianism, health and identity. This paper examines the views of 'health vegetarians' through a...	2nd April, 2008	University of Sheffield, ScHARR, Regent Court, Regent Street, Sheffield S1	Soc Sci Med. 2008 Jun;66(12):2585-95. Epub 2008 Apr 2. DOI Direct Link
A prospective study of vegetarianism and isoflavone intake in relation to breast cancer risk in British women. Breast cancer rates are low in many Asian populations and it has been...	23rd January, 2008	Cancer Research UK, Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford	Int J Cancer. 2008 Feb 1;122(3):705-10. DOI Direct Link
Calcium, nutrient and food intake of Greek Orthodox Christian monks during a fasting and non-fasting week. OBJECTIVE: To assess the Ca, nutrient and food intake of Greek Orthodox...	21st December, 2007	Preventive Medicine and Nutrition Unit, Department of Social Medicine,	Public Health Nutr. 2007 Dec 20;:1-8. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Vegetarianism:
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Vegetarianism Clinical Trials:
Preference and Vegetarian Diet in Weight Loss Treatment	Obesity;   Overweight
Lifestyle Heart Trial	Cardiovascular Diseases;   Coronary Arteriosclerosis;   Coronary Disease;   Heart Diseases;   Hypercholesterolemia;   Hypertension;   Myocardial Ischemia
Plant-Based Dietary Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes	Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Lifestyle Management for Women With CHD and NIDDM	Cardiovascular Diseases;   Coronary Disease;   Heart Diseases;   Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin Dependent;   Postmenopause;   Diabetes Mellitus
Very Low Protein Diet or Dialysis in Uremic Elderly?	Uremia;   Elderly (Aged >70);   Dialysis;   Low Protein Diet;   Survival
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Vegetarianism Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6878052	Method and system for controlling meat products
6846504	Method of cooking complete meal in one vessel
6372782	Soy-based nutritional products
6347332	System for network-based debates
6268217	Erythrocyte parameters in hemochromatosis
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