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Vegan and vegetarian males and females have higher orthorexic traits than omnivores, and are motivated in their food choice by factors including ethics and weight control (Record no. 133212)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rebecca Reynolds |
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| Title | Vegan and vegetarian males and females have higher orthorexic traits than omnivores, and are motivated in their food choice by factors including ethics and weight control |
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| Extent | PP439-450 |
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| Summary, etc. biblio.abstract | Background<br/>Evidence associating plant-based diets with the proposed ‘obsessively healthy eating’ eating disorder, orthorexia nervosa, has mostly focused on females. Diet motivations have seldom been assessed.<br/>Aim<br/>To compare orthorexic tendencies between vegans/vegetarians and omnivores of both sexes, and reasons behind food choice with an English-validated Food Choice Questionnaire.<br/>Methods<br/>A cross-sectional survey of 444 males and females were recruited via social media, email, and Amazon MTurk; to investigate eating patterns, orthorexic tendencies using the ORTO-15 questionnaire, and eating motivations using the Food Choice Questionnaire.<br/>Results<br/>Over half of the participants were male (53.4%), younger adults (mean ± SD 37.2 ± 11.2 years), and mostly from the United States (89%). Vegan and vegetarian eating habits were reported by 15.8% of people. Vegans/vegetarians had significantly higher orthorexic tendencies than omnivores, and chose food significantly more often for Weight Control, Ethical Concern, Natural Content, and Mood reasons. People with greater orthorexic tendencies (ORTO-15 score<35) chose food significantly more often for Weight Control and Ethical Concern reasons than those with less orthorexic tendencies (ORTO-15 score 35+).<br/>Conclusion<br/>This study's results are in line with the majority of the evidence that shows an association between vegan/vegetarian diets and orthorexic tendencies, but strengthens the evidence base by including more male participants. Additionally, this is the first study to use an English-validated motivation-based questionnaire that explored diet motivators in vegans/vegetarians compared to omnivories, and in those with orthorexic tendencies vs. those without orthorexic tendencies. |
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| Subject | <a href="Vegans ">Vegans </a> |
| -- | <a href="vegetarians ">vegetarians </a> |
| -- | <a href="motivation">motivation</a> |
| -- | <a href="feeding behaviour ">feeding behaviour </a> |
| -- | <a href="feeding and eating disorders">feeding and eating disorders</a> |
| -- | <a href="orthorexia nervosa">orthorexia nervosa</a> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Andrea McGowan |
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| Host Biblionumber | 132082 |
| Host Itemnumber | 114107 |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication | California Sage Publications 2025 |
| Title | Nutrition and Health |
| International Standard Serial Number | 0260-1060 |
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| Koha item type | Journal Article |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNDT Juhu | SNDT Juhu | 06/11/2025 | jp963.2 | 06/11/2025 | 06/11/2025 | Journal Article |