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Journal articles on the topic "Omnivorous Diet"
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Wirnitzer, Katharina, Mohamad Motevalli, Derrick Tanous, Gerold Wirnitzer, Claus Leitzmann, Karl-Heinz Wagner, Thomas Rosemann, and Beat Knechtle. "Training and Racing Behaviors of Omnivorous, Vegetarian, and Vegan Endurance Runners—Results from the NURMI Study (Step 1)." Nutrients 13, no. 10 (October 7, 2021): 3521. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13103521.
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As a key modulator of training adaptations and racing performance, nutrition plays a critical role in endurance runners’ success, and the training/racing behaviors of runners are potentially affected by their diet types. The present study aimed to investigate whether distance runners with a vegan diet (i.e., devoid of foods or ingredients from animal sources), vegetarian diet (i.e., devoid of meat and flesh foods), and omnivorous diet (i.e., a mixed diet with no restriction on food sources) have different training and racing patterns in general and based on race distance subgroups. A total of 3835 recreational runners completed an online survey. Runners were assigned to dietary (omnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan) and race distance (<21 km, half-marathon, and marathon/ultra-marathon) groups. In addition to sociodemographic information, a complete profile of data sets focusing on running and racing behaviors/patterns was evaluated using a questionnaire-based epidemiological approach. There were 1272 omnivores (47% females), 598 vegetarians (64% females), and 994 vegans (65% females). Compared to vegans and vegetarians, omnivorous runners prepared for a longer time period for running events, had a higher number of half-marathons and marathons completed with a better finish time, and had more reliance on training under supervision (p < 0.05). The present findings indicate an important association of diet types with patterns of training and racing amongst endurance runners that may be related to different motives of omnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan runners for participating in events.
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Brytek-Matera, Anna. "Interaction between Vegetarian Versus Omnivorous Diet and Unhealthy Eating Patterns (Orthorexia Nervosa, Cognitive Restraint) and Body Mass Index in Adults." Nutrients 12, no. 3 (February 28, 2020): 646. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12030646.
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The objective of the present study was two-fold: Firstly, to investigate unhealthy eating patterns and body mass index among individuals following a vegetarian diet and those following an omnivorous diet. Secondly, to examine interaction between vegetarian versus omnivorous diet and unhealthy eating patterns (orthorexia nervosa, cognitive restraint) and body mass index using a structural equation modeling approach (SEM). The study included 370 participants: 188 participants following a vegetarian diet and 182 following an omnivorous diet. Unhealthy eating patterns and body mass index were measured. Our results showed that individuals following a vegetarian diet were more likely to engage in orthorexic eating behavior compared to individuals following an omnivorous diet. In addition, they had a significantly lower levels of cognitive restraint and lower body mass index than individuals following an omnivorous diet. Use of SEM method showed that: (1) following a vegetarian diet and orthorexia nervosa were directly associated, (2) following an omnivorous diet and cognitive restraint were directly related and (3) following an omnivorous diet had a greater tendency to cognitive restraint and an elevated body mass index. More research is necessary to further understand the complexity of the relationship between type of diet and unhealthy eating patterns in adults.
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Weder, Stine, Esther H. Zerback, Sina M. Wagener, Christian Koeder, Morwenna Fischer, Ute Alexy, and Markus Keller. "How Does Selenium Intake Differ among Children (1–3 Years) on Vegetarian, Vegan, and Omnivorous Diets? Results of the VeChi Diet Study." Nutrients 15, no. 1 (December 21, 2022): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15010034.
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In regions with low selenium soil concentrations, selenium can be considered a critical nutrient for vegetarians and vegans. While the number of vegetarians and vegans is increasing in many countries, a large research gap remains in this field. For example, to date, no study seems to have assessed selenium intake in vegetarian and vegan children. Therefore, the selenium intake of 1- to 3-year-old vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous children who participated in the cross-sectional VeChi Diet study was determined. Selenium intake was assessed based on 3-day food diaries (not including supplements) and food selenium concentrations provided by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Between-group differences were assessed with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The median daily selenium intake was 17 µg, 19 µg, and 22 µg in vegetarian, vegan, and omnivorous children, respectively. However, only the difference between the vegan and omnivorous children was statistically significant. On average, all three groups met the harmonized average requirement (H-AR) for selenium of 17 µg/day. Nevertheless, the hypothesis that vegetarian and vegan children generally consume less selenium than omnivorous children could be confirmed, and 39% of vegetarians, 36% of vegans, and 16% of omnivores fell below the adequate intake for selenium (provided by EFSA) of 15 µg/day.
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Purwana, Arie, Budiono Budiono, Jose RL Batubara, and Muhammad Faizi. "Association of Growth Velocity with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Levels in Children with a Vegan Diet." Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research 6, no. 1 (February 6, 2020): 6–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.14710/jbtr.v6i1.5474.
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Background: The vegan diet in children provides the benefit of reducing the risk of being overweight and improving the fat profile. The risk that can occur in the provision of a vegan diet in children is anthropometric size below reference and low caloric intake. Growth hormone (GH) and Insulin like Growth Factors (IGFs) are powerful stimulators for longitudinal growth of bone and require insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBPs) which acts as a transport protein for IGF-1. A vegan diet with lower calorie intake in children has lower IGF-I levels than children with an omnivorous diet.Objective: Examining the effect of vegan diets on IGF-1 levels, IGFBP-3 levels, and growth velocity.Methods: This study was done with a prospective cohort design. The study subjects were divided into two groups, namely the vegan group and the omnivorous group, then matched based on age and sex. During the study, anthropometric data collection, IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels measurements were done in both vegan children and omnivorous children.Results: During 6 months of observation, 22 subjects were divided into two groups, namely children with a vegan diet and children with an omnivorous diet. IGF-1 (ng / mL) in vegan children was 105.5 ± 47.3 compared to 102.7 ± 42.3 in omnivorous children with a value of p = 0.89. IGFBP-3 (ng / mL) in vegan children was 2146.4 ± 595.1 compared to 2142 ± 609.1 in omnivorous children with value of p = 0.99 and Growth Velocity (cm / 6 months) was 3.0 in vegan children (1.0-5.30), and 3.2 (2.6-6.5) in omnivorous children with value of p = 0.41.Conclusion:Children with vegan diet had IGF-1 level, IGFBP-3 level, and growth velocity that were the same as children with an omnivorous diet.
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Greenfield, Aaron, and T. E. Graedel. "The omnivorous diet of modern technology." Resources, Conservation and Recycling 74 (May 2013): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.02.010.
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Blancquaert, Laura, Audrey Baguet, Tine Bex, Anneke Volkaert, Inge Everaert, Joris Delanghe, Mirko Petrovic, et al. "Changing to a vegetarian diet reduces the body creatine pool in omnivorous women, but appears not to affect carnitine and carnosine homeostasis: a randomised trial." British Journal of Nutrition 119, no. 7 (March 23, 2018): 759–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s000711451800017x.
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AbstractBalanced vegetarian diets are popular, although they are nearly absent in creatine and carnosine and contain considerably less carnitine than non-vegetarian diets. Few longitudinal intervention studies investigating the effect of a vegetarian diet on the availability of these compounds currently exist. We aimed to investigate the effect of transiently switching omnivores onto a vegetarian diet for 6 months on muscle and plasma creatine, carnitine and carnosine homeostasis. In a 6-month intervention, forty omnivorous women were ascribed to three groups: continued omnivorous diet (control,n10), vegetarian diet without supplementation (Veg+Pla,n15) and vegetarian diet combined with dailyβ-alanine (0·8–0·4 g/d) and creatine supplementation (1 g creatine monohydrate/d) (Veg+Suppl,n15). Before (0 months; 0M), after 3 months (3M) and 6 months (6M), a fasted venous blood sample and 24-h urine was collected, and muscle carnosine content was determined by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Muscle biopsies were obtained at 0M and 3M. Plasma creatine and muscle total creatine content declined from 0M to 3M in Veg+Pla (P=0·013 andP=0·009, respectively), whereas plasma creatine increased from 0M in Veg+Suppl (P=0·004). None of the carnitine-related compounds in plasma or muscle showed a significant time×group interaction effect.1H-MRS-determined muscle carnosine content was unchanged over 6M in control and Veg+Pla, but increased in Veg+Suppl in soleus (P<0·001) and gastrocnemius (P=0·001) muscle. To conclude, the body creatine pool declined over a 3-month vegetarian diet in omnivorous women, which was ameliorated when accompanied by low-dose dietary creatine supplementation. Carnitine and carnosine homeostasis was unaffected by a 3- or 6-month vegetarian diet, respectively.
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Neves, Mayara P., Pavel Kratina, Rosilene L. Delariva, J. Iwan Jones, and Clarice B. Fialho. "Seasonal feeding plasticity can facilitate coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams." Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 31, no. 2 (March 6, 2021): 417–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09648-w.
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AbstractCoexistence of ecomorphologically similar species in diverse Neotropical ecosystems has been a focus of long-term debate among ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Such coexistence can be promoted by trophic plasticity and seasonal changes in omnivorous feeding. We combined stomach content and stable isotope analyses to determine how seasonal variation in resource availability influences the consumption and assimilation of resources by two syntopic fish species, Psalidodon aff. gymnodontus and P. bifasciatus, in the Lower Iguaçu basin. We also tested the impact of seasonality on trophic niche breadth and diet overlap of these two dominant omnivores. Seasonal changes in resource availability strongly influenced the consumption and assimilation of resources by the two fish species. Both species exhibited high levels of omnivory, characterized by high diversity of allochthonous resources in the wet season. Terrestrial invertebrates were the main component of diet during this season. However, in the dry season, both species reduced their isotopic niches, indicating diet specialization. High diet overlap was observed in both seasons, but the isotopic niche overlap was smaller in the dry season. Substantial reduction in the isotopic niche of P. bifascistus and a shift toward aquatic invertebrates can facilitate coexistence during this season of resource shortage. Feeding plasticity allows omnivorous fish to adjust their trophic niches according to seasonality, promoting the exploitation of different resources during periods of greater resource diversity. This seasonal variation could be an important mechanism that contributes to the resource partitioning and coexistence of dominant omnivores in Neotropical streams.
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Ambroszkiewicz, Jadwiga, Magdalena Chełchowska, Grażyna Rowicka, Witold Klemarczyk, Małgorzata Strucińska, and Joanna Gajewska. "Anti-Inflammatory and Pro-Inflammatory Adipokine Profiles in Children on Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets." Nutrients 10, no. 9 (September 6, 2018): 1241. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu10091241.
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Adipose tissue is a highly active endocrine organ that secrets many pro-inflammatory as well anti-inflammatory adipokines. The aim of the study was to assess serum adipokine profile in prepubertal vegetarian and omnivorous children. Sixty-two children on a vegetarian diet and fifty-five children on an omnivorous diet, aged 5 to 10 years, were studied. Dietary assessment was performed using a nutritional software program. Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Serum concentrations of adipokines: leptin, soluble leptin receptor (sOB-R), adiponectin (total and high molecular weight), resistin, visfatin, vaspin, and omentin were determined by immunoenzymatic assays. Both studied groups of children were comparable in terms of age, weight, height, body mass index, and body composition. Vegetarians had a lower (p = 0.017) leptin/sOB-R ratio and lower serum concentrations of resistin (p = 0.051), compared with omnivores. Average levels of other adipokines did not differ between both groups of children. However, we observed significantly higher ratios of anti-inflammatory to pro-inflammatory adipokines: adiponectin/leptin 0.70 (0.37–0.93) vs 0.39 (0.28–0.74), p = 0.005, and omentin/leptin 0.40 (0.23–0.83) vs. 0.33 (0.15–0.48), p = 0.011 in vegetarians compared with omnivores. A well-planned vegetarian diet might beneficially affect the adipokine profile and inflammatory status expressed by the ratios of anti-inflammatory to pro-inflammatory adipokines in prepubertal children.
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Crozier, Sarah R., Keith M. Godfrey, Philip C. Calder, Sian M. Robinson, Hazel M. Inskip, Janis Baird, Catharine R. Gale, et al. "Vegetarian Diet during Pregnancy Is Not Associated with Poorer Cognitive Performance in Children at Age 6–7 Years." Nutrients 11, no. 12 (December 11, 2019): 3029. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11123029.
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Compared with omnivorous mothers, vegetarian mothers have lower intakes of some nutrients required for neurological development. However, there is a lack of information about the impact of vegetarianism during pregnancy on subsequent cognitive function in children. The aim of this study was to investigate whether vegetarianism during pregnancy is associated with altered maternal nutritional status and with cognitive function in children at six to seven years of age. Women aged 20–34 years participating in a prospective observational study who provided dietary data and blood samples in early pregnancy (11 weeks; 78 vegetarians and 2144 omnivores) or late pregnancy (34 weeks; 91 vegetarians and 2552 omnivores). Compared with omnivorous women, vegetarian women had lower blood concentrations of arachidonic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, and cobalamin in early and late pregnancy. Vegetarianism in pregnancy was linked to higher maternal educational attainment, longer breastfeeding duration, lower incidence of smoking during pregnancy and a tendency towards higher IQ in the mothers. Concentrations of some nutrients required for neurodevelopment were lower in maternal blood during gestation; however, after controlling for confounders consuming a vegetarian diet during pregnancy was not associated with poorer neurocognitive development of the children in this study.
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Craddock, Joel C., Yasmine C. Probst, and Gregory E. Peoples. "Vegetarian and Omnivorous Nutrition—Comparing Physical Performance." International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 26, no. 3 (June 2016): 212–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2015-0231.
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Humans consuming vegetarian-based diets are observed to have reduced relative risk for many chronic diseases. Similarly, regular physical activity has also been shown to assist in preventing, and reducing the severity of these conditions. Many people, including athletes, acknowledge these findings and are adopting a vegetarian-based diet to improve their health status. Furthermore, athletes are incorporating this approach with the specific aim of optimizing physical performance. To examine the evidence for the relationship between consuming a predominately vegetarian-based diet and improved physical performance, a systematic literature review was performed using the SCOPUS database. No date parameters were set. The keywords vegetarian OR vegan AND sport OR athlete OR training OR performance OR endurance were used to identify relevant literature. Included studies (i) directly compared a vegetarian-based diet to an omnivorous/mixed diet, (ii) directly assessed physical performance, not biomarkers of physical performance, and (iii) did not use supplementation emulating a vegetarian diet. Reference lists were hand searched for additional studies. Seven randomized controlled trials and one cross-sectional study met the inclusion criteria. No distinguished differences between vegetarian-based diets and omnivorous mixed diets were identified when physical performance was compared. Consuming a predominately vegetarian-based diet did not improve nor hinder performance in athletes. However, with only 8 studies identified, with substantial variability among the studies’ experimental designs, aims and outcomes, further research is warranted.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Omnivorous Diet"
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Wieder, Ralph Andrew. "The effects of creatine supplementation on muscle performance during the transition from an omnivorous diet to a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2010. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04142010-195422/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2010.Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on July 27, 2010). Advisor: Jeong-Su Kim, Florida State University, College of Human Sciences, Dept. of Nutrition, Food, and Exercise Sciences. Includes bibliographical references.
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Avenant, Casper. "Diet of the Tropicalised Herbivore Siganus fuscescens Across a Broad Latitudinal Gradient and Comparisons With Temperate Seagrass-associated Omnivorous Fishes." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2018. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2139.
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Rising sea temperatures are facilitating range shifts of tropical biota towards higher latitudes. The rabbitfish Siganus fuscescens is a tropical herbivore whose distribution has extended into rocky reefs and seagrass meadows of temperate southwestern Australia. The aim of this study is to determine if the poleward range shift of S. fuscescens could result in competition for food sources with temperate seagrass-associated omnivorous fish and/or increase the grazing rates of seagrasses in temperate seagrass meadows that do not normally experience high levels of grazing. The diet of S. fuscescens was compared across a tropical to temperate gradient, comprising the Kimberley, Shark Bay and Perth. In all regions, red algae were the primary dietary component. Leathery macrophytes were also consumed in the temperate region, while filamentous Sphacelaria was grazed in subtropical Shark Bay and corticated foliose Dictyota in the tropical Kimberley. Seagrass was consumed in all regions, except in the tropics, where meadows are often sparse and ephemeral. The Kimberley was also the only region where fauna were consumed in significant proportions, in the form of epiphytic hydrozoans, most likely due to a lack of diversity of preferred food sources. While S. fuscescens would appear to be primarily algivorous, it will opportunistically consume seagrass and even invertebrates should algae not be available. Large volumes of seagrass consumed by this species in the temperate region indicate that its migration into temperate seagrass meadows will increase consumption rates of seagrass in the region as it establishes its population.
Posidonia-dominated habitat was trawled in two nearshore locations in Perth, WA, to determine whether the diet of S. fuscescens was similar to a range of temperate seagrass-associated omnivorous fish species through gut content and stable isotope analysis. Diets were significantly different between species and locations. While seagrass was consumed by S. fuscescens in large quantities at one location, red (Hypnea and Chondria) and brown (Ecklonia and Sargassum) algae were consumed in greater quantities at the other locations. In comparison, the temperate omnivores Haletta semifasciata, Heteroscarus acroptilus and Scobinichthys granulatus, which were shown to be the most abundant omnivorous fish species in the seagrass meadows, consumed seagrass in moderate quantities, but showed distinct interspecies differences in their diets. These differences were also characterised by different gut length ratios, with S. fuscescens possessing the elongated gastrointestinal tract typical of herbivores. Stable isotope analysis and mixing models showed that S. fuscescens assimilated carbon and nitrogen from red and brown algae, but almost negligibly so from seagrass. While H. acroptilus sourced significant proportions of assimilated nutrients from seagrass, all temperate omnivores primarily utilised animal sources. While there is some dietary overlap between all native species, niche partitioning is likely to reduce competition between the tropical and temperate species. The tropicalisation of S. fuscescens into temperate seagrass meadows is therefore unlikely to impact on native omnivorous species unless the densities of the species become large.
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Sullivan, Daniel. "Association Between Vegan, Vegetarian, and Omnivorous Diets and Overweight and Obesity." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/963.
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Overweight and obesity and associated health risks have become epidemic in several regions around the world. Numerous studies have addressed the dietary habits of vegetarians and vegans in terms of disease prevention and nutritional deficiencies but the relationship between overweight and obesity and the demographic, psychosocial, lifestyle, and dietary intake of omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans has received less attention. Guided by the social-ecological model, this study included a cross-sectional, quantitative, anonymous web-based survey to obtain dietary information on omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans. Vegans demonstrated a significantly lower mean and median body mass index ( p=0.00) than omnivores, semi-vegetarians, and vegetarians. Multiple logistic regression analysis demonstrated no significant difference in the odds of overweight (OR=0.41; p=1.14) and obesity (OR=0.47; p=0.28) in vegans compared to omnivores. Alcohol was significantly protective against obesity for both 1-2 (OR=0.33; p=0.03) and 3-30 (OR=0.20; p=0.01) days drinking per month while binge drinking significantly increased the odds of obesity (OR=4.44; p=0.01). Multiple logistic regression analysis stratified for levels of exercise revealed an interaction between diet and exercise. A vegan diet was significantly protective against obesity for low-level exercise in terms of frequency (OR=0.31; p=0.02 ) and total minutes per week (OR=0.23; p=0.02) compared to omnivores. Coupled with prior studies these results may contribute to positive social change by facilitating a broad-based paradigm shift in the view of diet and exercise as well as providing evidence that can be implementated in broad-based obesity control programs to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with obesity.
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Larsson, Christel. "Young vegetarians and omnivores : Dietary habits and other health-related aspects." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kostvetenskap, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-5.
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In the middle of the 1990s many adolescents became vegetarians. There was concern among adults about whether these new young vegetarians got enough energy and nutrients from their dietary intake. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the prevalence of young vegetarians, the food and lifestyle habits, dietary intake and nutritional status of vegetarian and omnivorous adolescents. The prevalence of adolescents eating a vegetarian school lunch in 124 Swedish secondary schools was investigated by interviewing matrons. Information about prevalence of vegetarians, food and lifestyle habits, of 2041 15-year old students from Umeå, Stockholm and Bergen, was obtained by a questionnaire. The dietary intake and nutritional status of thirty 16-20 year-old vegans were compared with thirty age, sex and height matched omnivores. Five percent of the adolescents (16-20 years) in Sweden were found to eat vegetarian food at school lunch. In Umeå there was a significantly higher prevalence (15.6%) of 15-year-old vegetarians compared with Stockholm (4.8%) and Bergen (3.8%). It was also found that more females than males (15 years old) chose a vegetarian dietary regime. Even though the female vegetarians consumed vegetables significantly more often than the omnivores, the intake (32 times/month) was not as often as might be expected of a vegetarian population. The male vegetarians reported eating vegetables not even once a day (25 times/month). No difference in the consumption frequency of fruits/berries, alcoholic beverages, sweets/chocolates and fast foods was seen between vegetarians and omnivores. However, female vegetarians more often than female omnivores consumed dietary supplements. Furthermore, lifestyle characteristics of vegetarians were similar those of omnivores regarding exercise, use of alcohol and smoking habits. No significant difference in validity of reported energy expenditure or energy and protein intakes was found between vegans and omnivores. Young vegans (16-20 year-olds) were seen to have a higher calculated intake of vegetables, legumes, and dietary supplements and a lower intake of ice creams, cakes/cookies, and candies/chocolate than omnivores. The dietary intake was below the average requirements of riboflavin for 73% of the vegans, vitamin B12 for all vegans, vitamin D for 43% of the vegans, calcium for 77% of the vegans and selenium for all vegans and 43% of the omnivores. If intake of supplements was included the intake of e.g. calcium and selenium was still lower than the average requirements for 67% and 73% of the vegans respectively. Low iron stores were as prevalent among vegans as among omnivores (20% and 23% with low stores) and three vegans had low vitamin B12 concentrations in blood. The findings imply that food and lifestyle habits of young vegetarians are different than what previous studies of vegetarians have shown. There is a need for future research of the long-term health effects of being vegetarian.
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Haldar, Sumanto. "Influence of habitual diet on markers of chronic disease risk : a study in a population of vegetarians and omnivores." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414331.
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Cruz, Thaline Maira Pachelli da. "Epitélio intestinal de juvenis de pacu (Piaractus Mesopotamicus, Holmberg 1887) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis, Cuvier 1816) alimentados com dieta contendo colostro bovino liofilizado." Universidade de São Paulo, 2013. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11139/tde-16122013-151422/.
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito do colostro bovino liofilizado (CBL), utilizado como fonte parcial da dieta protéica, sobre as características histológicas do epitélio intestinal de juvenis de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis). Os juvenis foram distribuídos num delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 3x2. Foram utilizadas dietas com três níveis de inclusão de CBL (0%, 10% e 20%) e dois períodos experimentais (30 e 60 dias), oferecidas duas vezes ao dia até a saciedade aparente. Para o estudo histológico, o intestino foi dividido em três segmentos, S1, S2 e reto para pacu e S1, S2 e intestino posterior para dourado. Foram avaliadas a espessura da camada muscular; o volume parcial da mucosa absortiva (Vv); o número das células caliciformes contendo mucinas ácidas e neutras e totais, e os subtipos ácidas - sialomucinas e sufomucinas. Nos juvenis de pacu, a inclusão de 20% de CBL alterou a distribuição das células caliciformes contendo as mucinas ácidas, neutras e totais, os subtipos sialomucinas e sulfomucinas, e a espessura da camada muscular, enquanto o Vv foi afetado apenas pelo período experimental. Nos juvenis de dourados, efeito de período experimental foi observado para células caliciformes contendo mucinas ácidas, neutras e totais e os subtipos sialomucinas e sulfomucinas, espessura da camada muscular e Vv. A adição de 10% de CBL afetou apenas o Vv no segmento S1. Considerando os aspectos avaliados no presente estudo, a presença do colostro bovino liofilizado na dieta influenciou, no período estudado, as características histológicas entéricas de juvenis de pacu, enquanto que nos juvenis de dourado influencia desta secreção láctea não foi observada.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of lyophilized bovine colostrum (LBC), used as partial source of protein in the diet, on the histological characteristics of the intestinal epithelium of juvenile pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) and juvenile dourado (Salminus brasiliensis). Juveniles were distributed in a completely randomized design in a factorial scheme 3x2. Three diets were used with different levels of LBC inclusion (0%, 10% and 20%) and two experimental periods (30 and 60 days) offered twice daily until apparent satiation. For the histological study, the intestine was divided into three segments, S1, S2 and rectum to the pacu and S1, S2 and posterior intestine to the dourado. The muscle layer thickness; the mucosal absorptive volume (Vv); the number of goblet cells containing acidic and neutral mucins and the acidic subtypes - sialomucin and sulphomucin were evaluated. In juvenile pacu, the inclusion of 20% of LBC changed the distribution of goblet cells containing acidic, neutral and total mucins, the subtypes sialomucins and sulphomucins, and the thickness of the muscle layer, while the Vv was affected only by the experimental period. In juvenile dourado, effect of experimental period was observed for goblet cells containing acidic, neutral and total mucins and subtypes sialomucins, sulphomucins, thickness of muscle layer and Vv. The addition of 10% of LBC affected only Vv in the segment S1. Considering the aspects studied, the presence of lyophilized bovine colostrum in the diet influenced, in the period studied, the enteric histological characteristics of juvenile pacu, while the juvenile dourado influence of this lacteal secretion was not observed.
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Albenny, Dimah. "Reducing meat consumption : a mixed methods study investigating attitudes of young adult omnivores." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för naturvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-21678.
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Background Meat is one of the most nourishing and highly consumed foods, but the controversy around theconsumption of meat products, and the negative effects around the consumption of meatproducts led to increased scholarly attention on the user willingness to alter their meatconsumption. In Sweden, a guideline by the Livsmedelsverket (The Swedish National Food Agency) in 2015 encouraged people to consume less red and processed meat. This was because 72 per cent of men and 42 per cent of women in Sweden have individual consumption levels that exceed the 500 grams per week of red and processed meats as recommended by the World Cancer Research Fund. Objective This planned mixed-methods study inquires about the attitudes of young adult omnivorestowards the reduction of meat intake, their expected liking of changing dietary habits, andmotivation towards the reduction of meat consumption in Sweden. Changing dietary habits inthe current context refers to the participant’s willingness to favour meat alternatives. Methods The current study is a convergent mixed method design using both a quantitative survey andqualitative interviews to collect primary data. Results and conclusion The participants from both the qualitative and quantitative study are broadly worried about thehealth problems associated with high meat consumption and motivation for reducing meatconsumption was based on health as well as ethical issues. Being opposed to reducing meatconsumption is a common position for young adult omnivores.Bakgrund Kött är ett av de mest näringsrika och mest konsumerade livsmedlena. Med anledning av attman funnit negativa effekter av en hög konsumtion av kött har man vetenskapligt alltmer börjatintressera sig för konsumentens vilja att ändra sin köttkonsumtion.I Sverige uppmanade Livsmedelsverket Sveriges befolkning att konsumera mindre rött kött ochbearbetade köttprodukter. Bakgrunden till detta var att 72 % av männen och 42 % av kvinnornai Sverige har individuella konsumtionsnivåer som överstiger 500 gram av rött kött ochbearbetade köttprodukter per vecka, vilket är en maxrekommendation från Världscancerforskningsfonden. Mål Denna bland metodstudie undersöker attityden för att minska köttkonsumtionen hos unga vuxna allätare i Sverige, deras förväntade åsikter kring förändrade kostvanor samt deras motivation att minska sin köttkonsumtion Metoder I den aktuella studien ingår en metoddesign som innefattar både en kvantitativ undersökning och kvalitativa intervjuer för att samla in primära data. Resultat och slutsats Deltagarna från både den kvalitativa och den kvantitativa undersökningen är i stort sett överensstämmande och visar att försökspersonerna är oroliga för de hälsoproblem som är förknippade med hög köttkonsumtion och deras motivation för att minska köttkonsumtionen baserades på frågor kring hälsa och etik. Det var vanligt förekommande bland försökspersonerna att vara bunden till köttkonsumtion.
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Nordi, Wiolene Montanari. "Desenvolvimento dos tecidos entérico, hepático e muscular de juvenis de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus, Holmberg 1887) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis, Cuvier 1816) alimentados com dieta contendo colostro bovino liofilizado." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/11/11139/tde-04022015-110705/.
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O fornecimento de colostro bovino liofilizado (CBL), fonte alternativa de proteína, foi avaliado como um ingrediente inovador na nutrição de peixes. A influência desta secreção láctea foi estudada sobre o desenvolvimento dos tecidos entérico, hepático e muscular de pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) e dourado (Salminus brasiliensis) juvenis, utilizando-se análises da concentração sérica de IGF-I, o estudo da estrutura morfológica e atividade enzimática no intestino e, os indicadores de atividade celular nos tecidos entérico, hepático e muscular. Os pacus (8,5 ± 0,7g; 7,7 ± 0,3cm) e dourados (13,3 ± 0,9g; 10,8 ± 0,3cm), foram distribuídos num delineamento experimental inteiramente casualizado em esquema fatorial 3x2, constituindo-se de três dietas com inclusão de CBL (0%, 10% e 20%) e dois períodos experimentais (30 e 60 dias). Para os indicadores de desempenho no pacu, houve interação para ganho de peso (GP) e conversão alimentar aparente (CAA) (P<0,05). Os valores de GP, para 10 e 20% de CBL, não diferiram do 0% de CBL, indicando que as dietas foram adequadas e atenderam as necessidades nutricionais dos juvenis. Maior índice de conversão alimentar foi encontrado com 10% de CBL, aos 60 dias. A concentração de IGF-I não diferiu entre as dietas nas duas espécies, contudo, foi maior no dourado aos 60 dias (P<0,05). A morfologia do epitélio intestinal de pacu e dourado juvenis não foi alterada pelo fornecimento de CBL, entretanto, observaram-se diferenças entre os segmentos intestinais. A atividade da enzima aminopeptidase N foi maior nos pacus alimentados com 10% e 20% de CBL (P<0,05); a atividade das peptidases e dissacaridases foi menor aos 60 dias; exceto para aminopeptidase A, que apresentou elevada atividade neste mesmo período. No dourado, apenas houve diferença para aminopeptidase A, que foi menor aos 60 dias (P<0,05). Com relação aos indicadores de atividade celular, no intestino de pacu, a relação proteína total (PT)/RNA foi menor aos 30 dias. No fígado de dourado houve interação entre dieta e período para DNA, sendo maior nos peixes alimentados com 20% de CBL, aos 60 dias. No músculo de pacu PT/RNA foi maior com 10% de CBL; RNA, PT/DNA e RNA/DNA menor aos 60 dias, enquanto DNA e PT/RNA, maior neste mesmo período. No músculo do dourado, RNA e RNA/DNA, foram menores aos 60 dias e, PT/RNA, maior neste mesmo período (P<0,05). Considerando os aspectos estudados para avaliar as consequências do fornecimento de colostro bovino para pacu e dourado juvenis, observou-se que foram mantidas inalteradas a plasticidade e atividade das enzimas no epitélio intestinal e a atividade celular nos tecidos entérico, hepático e muscular. Esta condição sugere a possibilidade de uso desta secreção láctea na nutrição dos peixes estudados.The supply of lyophilized bovine colostrum (LBC), alternative protein source, has been evaluated as an innovative ingredient in fish nutrition. The milk secretion influence was studied on enteric, liver and muscle tissues development of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) and dourado (Salminus brasiliensis), using analysis of serum IGF-I concentration, morphological structure study and enzyme activity in intestine, as well as the responses of cellular indicators in enteric, liver and muscle tissues. Juveniles of pacu (8.5 ± 0.7g; 7.7 ± 0.3cm) and dourado (13.3 ± 0.9g; 10.8 ± 0.3cm) were distributed in a completely randomized design in a factorial scheme 3x2, constituting of three diets with LBC inclusion (0, 10 or 20%) and two experimental periods (30 or 60 days). The performance indicators in pacu, interaction between diet and period was observed to weight gain (WG) and feed conversion rate (FCR) (P<0.05). GP values in 10 and 20% LBC did not differ from the values of 0% LBC, indicating that the diets were adequate and met the nutritional needs of the juveniles. Higher FCR was found with 10% LBC at 60 days. IGF-I concentration did not differ between diets in both species, but was higher in dourado at 60 days (P<0.05). The pacu and dourado intestinal epithelium histomorphometry, was not altered by the LBC supply, however, there were differences between intestinal segments. The enzyme activity of aminopeptidase N was higher in pacu fed 10% and 20% of LBC (P<0.05); the activity of peptidases and disaccharidases was lower at 60 days; except for aminopeptidase A which showed high activity in this period. In the dourado, was difference only to aminopeptidase A, which was lower at 60 days (P<0.05). Regarding the indicators of cellular activity, in intestine of pacu, total protein (TP)/RNA ratio was lower at 30 days. In liver of dourado, there was interaction between diet and period for DNA, being higher in fish fed 20% LBC, at 60 days. In muscle of pacu, TP/RNA was higher with 10% LBC; RNA, TP/DNA and RNA/DNA ratio lower at 60 d, while TP and DNA/RNA ratio increased during the same period. In muscle of dourado, RNA and RNA/DNA were lower at 60 days and, TP/RNA higher in the same period (P<0.05). Considering the aspects studied to evaluate the effects of bovine colostrum for juvenile pacu and dourado, it was observed that were kept unchanged the plasticity and enzymes activity in intestinal epithelium and cellular activity in enteric, liver and muscle tissues. This condition suggests the possibility of using this milk secretion in nutrition of fish studied.
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Blinkhorn, Emma. "Meat consumption in omnivorous-frugivorous primates across continents: a comparative analysis." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/7231.
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Primate dietary choices are subject to changing environmental conditions. Therefore, all primates must display varying degrees of behavioural plasticity and adaptability to ecological pressures and modify their diets in response to low food availability. Currently, primates worldwide are threatened by increasing deforestation and the removal of crucial food sources via anthropomorphic activity. Omnivorous-frugivorous primates in particular exhibit extreme degrees of behavioural and dietary plasticity in the wake of resource scarcity but generally do not include considerable portions of meat in their diets. Therefore, an increase in the amount of meat eaten (however small) could be an indicator of dietary stress due to habitat degradation. Considering the increasing fragmentation of primate habitats I investigated the relationship between primate meat consumption and food loss. The diets of a number of omni-frugivore primate species inhabiting different geographic regions, habitat types, and continents, were compared to determine variability in the percentage of meat consumption between each group and whether primate meat intake rose in tandem with deforestation over time. Omni-frugivores in drier habitats or regions of marked seasonality consumed more meat than those found in wetter regions. There was no relationship between the protein content of the plants ingested and meat intake. Furthermore, the percentage of meat in the diets of omni-frugivores tended to increase with the rate of habitat fragmentation, with the average percentage of meat consumption rising by 1.1% between 1970-2015. The relationship between increasing meat consumption and deforestation may significantly aide the conservation of forests, crucial plant food items and sustainability of primate population persistence and health.Graduate
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Chih-Ling, Chen, and 陳知麟. "The Effect of Diet Compositions on the Digestibility of Crude Fiber and Total Nitrogen of the Omnivorous Freshwater Turtle." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/47831731583193110539.
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Ocadia sinensis is the most common turtle in Taiwan. According to the field research, it was omnivorous. The diet habit, size and growing rate were different between sexes. With the increasing of the carapace, females ingested more plants. And as they grew, the growing rate of females was higher than that of males, the size of females would be larger than that of males significantly, too. The purpose of this study is to experiment the effect of different diet compositions to O. sinensis by captivity raised. We want to know if the digestive perform will affect their diet habit and growth. At first, we kept turtles in pool individually, fed them three kinds of diets: plant, animal, both plant and animal (mix), respectively, and then collected their feces. We counted the digestibility of crude fiber and total nitrogen of these turtles. The digestibility of crude fiber and total nitrogen of males had no significant differences among the three diets, but there was significant difference between that for females. The digestibility of crude fiber and total nitrogen had no significant difference between males and females.
Books on the topic "Omnivorous Diet"
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The omnivorous mind: Our evolving relationship with food. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2012.
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Mankovitz, Roy J. The Original Diet: The Omnivore's Solution. Santa Barbara, CA: Montecito Wellness LLC, 2009.
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Haldar, Sumanto. Influence of habitual diet on markers of chronic disease risk: A study in a population of vegetarians and omnivores. [S.l: The Author), 2004.
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Allen, John S. Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship with Food. Harvard University Press, 2012.
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Allen, John S. Omnivorous Mind: Our Evolving Relationship with Food. Harvard University Press, 2012.
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Taberlet, Pierre, Aurélie Bonin, Lucie Zinger, and Eric Coissac. Diet analysis. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198767220.003.0017.
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Chapter 17 “Diet analysis” focuses on the specificities of DNA metabarcoding in the context of diet analyses. It presents the proof-of-concept study, which examined the diet of several herbivore species using next-generation sequencing for the first time. Chapter 17 reports how DNA-based analysis of bison diet helped evaluate the effect of conservation policies in a protected area. The different strategies aiming at disentangling predator and prey sequences in carnivorous diets are reviewed, including the use of a blocking oligonucleotide. Using bear diet as a study case, the issues associated with omnivorous diets are discussed, particularly that of integrating several diet components. Finally, Chapter 17 develops several important methodological and experimental factors to consider in eDNA-based diet analyses. These comprise the source of eDNA, the quantitative aspects, and the use of diet as a proxy of surrounding biodiversity (e.g., as in the case of invertebrate samplers).
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Andrews, Rob, and Clare England. Poor diets. Edited by Patrick Davey and David Sprigings. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199568741.003.0335.
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Apart from breast milk, no single food contains all the essential nutrients the body needs to be healthy and function efficiently. The nutritional value of a person’s diet depends on the overall balance of foods eaten over a period of time, as well as on the needs of the individual. Over the last 60 years, there has been increasing agreement about the balance of nutrients and foods that make up a ‘good’ diet. This consists primarily of wholegrains (i.e. cereal grains, or foods made from them, containing bran, germ, and endosperm, e.g. wholemeal breads, oatmeal, and dark rye); vegetables and fruit, including nuts and pulses; moderate amounts of fish and low-fat dairy foods; and limited amounts of meat. The consumption of saturated fat should be low, with saturated fat being replaced by mono- and polyunsaturated vegetable fats and fish oils. Trans-fatty acids should be minimized, and added sugar should provide no more than 10% of energy intake. However, as omnivores, humans can survive on a wide range of different foods, and many people worldwide eat diets that fall far short of this ideal.
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Philpott, Tom. Perilous Bounty. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781635572865.
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New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice An unsettling journey into the disaster-bound American food system, and an exploration of possible solutions, from leading food politics commentator and former farmer Tom Philpott. More than a decade after Michael Pollan's game-changing The Omnivore's Dilemma transformed the conversation about what we eat, a combination of global diet trends and corporate interests have put American agriculture into a state of "quiet emergency," from dangerous drought in California--which grows more than 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables we eat--to catastrophic topsoil loss in the "breadbasket" heartland of the United States. Whether or not we take heed, these urgent crises of industrial agriculture will define our future. In Perilous Bounty, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores and exposes the small handful of seed and pesticide corporations, investment funds, and magnates who benefit from the trends that imperil us, with on-the-ground dispatches featuring the scientists documenting the damage and the farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back. Resource scarcity looms on the horizon, but rather than pointing us toward an inevitable doomsday, Philpott shows how the entire wayward ship of American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles the farmers and communities in the nation's two key growing regions developing resilient, soil-building, water-smart farming practices, and readying for the climate shocks that are already upon us; and he explains how we can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream.
Book chapters on the topic "Omnivorous Diet"
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Michler, Berit Annika, Francesco Dati, and Frank-Uwe Michler. "Der Nordamerikanische Waschbär in Deutschland – Hintergrund, Konfliktfelder & Managementmaßnahmen." In Evidenzbasiertes Wildtiermanagement, 59–102. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65745-4_4.
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ZusammenfassungDer Nordamerikanische Waschbär gehört zu den gebietsfremden Vertretern der deutschen Raubsäugerfauna und ist eine der am stärksten omnivor ausgerichteten Säugetierarten weltweit. Der seit Ende der 1930er-Jahre in Deutschland angesiedelte Kleinbär wird in den letzten Jahren vermehrt als Gefahr für einheimische Tierarten sowie als potenzieller Krankheitsüberträger wahrgenommen. Aufgrund seiner anpassungsfähigen, urbanophilen Lebensweise nehmen auch Mensch-Waschbär-Interaktionen und damit verbundene Problemfelder im Siedlungsraum zu. Der Artikel fasst den aktuellen Kenntnisstand zu den Auswirkungen der Waschbärenbesiedlung in Deutschland zusammen, gibt einen Überblick zum rechtlichen Status des Neubürgers und stellt konkrete Managementmaßnahmen und Handlungsempfehlungen als Resultat von Freilandforschung und Praxiserfahrung vor, mit denen die wesentlichen Konfliktfelder nachhaltig und effektiv minimiert werden können.SummaryThe North American raccoon is an introduced carnivore species in Germany and one of the most omnivorous mammal species worldwide. Established in Germany since the end of the 1930s, the procyonid has become increasingly perceived as a threat to native species as well as a potential vector of disease in recent years. Due to its adaptable, urbanophilic lifestyle, human-raccoon interactions and associated problems in settlement areas are also increasing. The article summarises the current state of knowledge on the impacts of raccoon settlement in Germany and provides an overview of the legal status of the newcomer. Concrete management measures and recommendations for action are presented as a result of field research and practical experience. In this way, the areas of conflict caused by the raccoon presence can be minimised sustainably and effectively.
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C. Williams, Adrian, and Lisa J. Hill. "Inequality: The Dangers of Meat Haves and Have-Nots in a Nicotinamide-Adenine-Dinucleotide World." In Meat and Nutrition. IntechOpen, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96748.
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Our evolution and recent history can be seen as a “World Hunt” for meat as part of an omnivorous diet. Meat contains key micronutrients namely Nicotinamide (vitamin B3) and methyl-donors with deficits causing pellagra, an archetypal disease of poverty. Inequality is a leading ultimate risk factor invoked in the aetiology of common diseases let alone threats from climate change and pandemic triggered catastrophes. We hypothesize that the origin of inequality was our evolutionary and nutritional move from equal to unequal sharing of the meat supply some 10–20 thousand years ago. High meat intake may have bioengineered powerful ruling classes and lower intake the proletariat with higher fertility, but inferior (brain) health. A fairer quantity of a safer meat intake in future should moderate global variances of fertility, height, health, and prosperity. Death rates of acute infections including emergent zoonoses (such as COVID-19) and chronic infections (such as TB) should fall as might the incidence of some diseases of affluence. Meat justice by improving human capital could make redundant superficial markers, such as skin colour, used to discriminate against peoples and heal a divided world.
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Corlett, Richard T. "The ecology of animals." In The Ecology of Tropical East Asia, 133–60. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198817017.003.0005.
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Most biomass consists of plants but most non-microbial species are animals, and these animals play a great diversity of roles in tropical ecosystems. This chapter therefore deals with the ecology of Tropical East Asia from an animal perspective, focusing on the diets of both vertebrates and invertebrates, and the role of food quality and phenology in diet choice. Specialist and generalist feeders are distinguished and contrasted. The major diet groups covered include the herbivores (including leaf, shoot, root, bark, and wood feeders, as well as sap suckers and honeydew feeding ants), flower visitors, frugivores, granivores, detritivores, carnivores (including specialists on invertebrates and vertebrates), blood feeders, parasites and parasitoids, omnivores, scavengers, and coprophages.
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Walsh, Stephen, Marcel Hebbelinck, Peter Deriemaeker, and Peter Clarys. "Dietary Patterns in Plant-Based, Vegetarian, and Omnivorous Diets." In Vegetarian and Plant-Based Diets in Health and Disease Prevention, 175–96. Elsevier, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-803968-7.00011-3.
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N.R. Meesters, Alie, and Ybe Meesters. "Vegetarian or Vegan Diet: Stimulating or at Risk to Mental Health?" In Vegetarianism and Veganism [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.94371.
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Vegetarians and vegans are more preoccupied with their health and conscious of their food habits than omnivores and often have pronounced views on killing animals for food. They are generally aware of a healthy lifestyle. Their mental attitudes, strengths and vulnerabilities may differ from meat eaters. Nowadays, health considerations would seem to play a role in the decision to become vegetarian/vegan. This chapter presents an overview of the most recent scientific literature with some emphasis on aspects of the relation between psychiatric disorders and personality characteristics in subjects with a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle compared to subjects who do not follow this lifestyle.
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Kemmerer, Lisa. "Conclusion." In Eating Earth. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199391844.003.0009.
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Each chapter of Eating Earth focuses on environmental problems that stem from our willingness to consume animal products—environmental problems that stem from animal agriculture, fisheries, and hunting policies and practices. The final chapter also exposes relevant history and myths that explain why the vast majority of U.S. citizens continues to accept sport hunting despite the environmental problems that stem from this deadly pass time. Animal products, whether organic or local, whether hunted or purchased, whether chicken or fish or yogurt, harm the environment. As this book draws to a close, it is important to at least mention the larger picture with regard to ethics and dietary choice: There are a handful of other critical reasons to move decisively toward a plant-based diet, all of which are interconnected. I remember the five reasons for choosing a plant-based diet through a mnemonic using the Italian word for love, AMORE. In this acronym, “A” represents what is likely the most common reason for choosing a vegan diet—animals. In choosing to kill or buy body parts, mammary secretions, and eggs from other animals, we support the exploitation and slaughter of living, breathing, sentient beings, who would prefer to live out their natural lives peacefully in their own communities. In the U.S., ten billion farmed animals are denied pretty much every natural behavior, without regard to their sufferings, only to be shipped to their deaths when they are adolescents—all for the sake of eggs, milk, and various “meats.” The long-term suffering endured by farmed animals—especially female farmed animals in the egg and dairy industries—is truly unconscionable. Cruel practices are always unearthed when undercover investigators penetrate the increasingly thick walls that conceal common animal agriculture practices. If you are unaware of the stunted lives and premature deaths forced on farmed animals around the world, please explore footage taken by undercover activists, starting with the excellent YouTube clip, “If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls.” “M” represents the many critical medical reasons for rejecting an omnivore’s diet.
Conference papers on the topic "Omnivorous Diet"
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Peddie, Meredith, Tessa Scott, Chaya Ranasinghe, Elizabeth Fleming, Kirsten Webster, Rachel Brown, Lisa Houghton, and Jillian Haszard. "Macronutrient Intakes of a Sample of New Zealand Adolescent Females Consuming Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets." In NSNZ 2021. Basel Switzerland: MDPI, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/msf2022009021.
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Ambroszkiewicz, Jadwiga, Joanna Gajewska, Witold Klemarczyk, Grażyna Rowicka, and Magdalena Chełchowska. "62 Serum concentrations of bone turnover markers and myokines in children on vegetarian and omnivorous diets." In 10th Europaediatrics Congress, Zagreb, Croatia, 7–9 October 2021. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-europaediatrics.62.
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Ambroszkiewicz, Jadwiga, Joanna Gajewska, Witold Klemarczyk, Grażyna Rowicka, and Magdalena Chełchowska. "231 Assessment of serum bone turnover markers and myokines levels in children on vegetarian and omnivorous diets." In 10th Europaediatrics Congress, Zagreb, Croatia, 7–9 October 2021. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2021-europaediatrics.231.
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Carcassi, Olga Beatrice, Guillaume Habert, Laura Elisabetta Malighetti, and Francesco Pittau. "How can a Climate-Neutral Building Look Like?" In 4th International Conference on Bio-Based Building Materials. Switzerland: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/cta.1.279.
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The climate crisis is urging us to act fast. Buildings are a key leverage point to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but the embodied emissions related with their construction remain often the hidden challenge of any ambitious policy. Considering that a complete material substitution is not possible, we explore in this paper a material GHG compensation where fast-growing bio-based insulation materials are used to compensate building elements that necessarily release GHG. Looking for analogies with other human activities, different material diets as well as different building typologies are modelled to assess the consequences in term of bio-based insulation requirement to reach climate-neutrality. The material diets are defined according to the gradual use of herbaceous materials, from the insulation up to the structural level: omnivorous, vegetarian and vegan. Our results show the relationship in terms of volume between the climate intensive materials and the climate-negative ones needed to neutralize the overall building GHG emissions. Moreover, they suggest how climate-neutral building can look like and that it is possible to have climate-neutral buildings with wall thickness within the range of current construction practices.