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Plant-Based Diets versus the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Their Socio-Demographic Determinants in the Spanish Population: Influence on Health and Lifestyle Habits.

Elena Sandri, Marco Sguanci, Eva Cantín Larumbe, Germán Cerdá Olmedo, Lisa Ursula Werner, Michela Piredda, Stefano Mancin

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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Elena SandriFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5770-0719
Marco SguanciResearch Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Eva Cantín LarumbeFaculty of Data Science, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Camí de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-0016-0227
Germán Cerdá OlmedoFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4466-4151
Lisa Ursula WernerFaculty of Teaching and Science of Education, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.
Michela PireddaResearch Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5998-476X
Stefano MancinDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Viale Montpellier, 1, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4988-4391

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlant-based diets are becoming more and more widespread among the Spanish population, progressively replacing the Mediterranean dietary pattern. Different studies have shown the motivations for adherence to these diets, and others have highlighted some health advantages and disadvantages. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Further studies are needed to define the socio-demographic determinants that influence the choice of a plant-based diet and to study the relationship that the choice of dietary pattern has on the health and lifestyle habits of the population.

methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on the Spanish population. The NutSo-HH questionnaire, developed and validated by the research team, was used to gather socio-demographic, nutritional, social, and lifestyle information through non-probabilistic snowball sampling.

resultsThe questionnaire was completed by 22,181 Spanish citizens, of whom only 19,211 were of interest to the study. The socio-demographic variables gender, age, educational level, income level, and place of residence do not seem to influence the prevalence of a plant-based diet (

conclusionsPeople who adopt a plant-based diet tend to exhibit healthier lifestyle patterns and consume fewer foods that are detrimental to their health. However, it is essential for such dietary choices to be supervised by healthcare professionals to mitigate the risk of maladaptive behaviors evolving into eating disorders.

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Diet, MediterraneanDiet, Plant-BasedLife StyleAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedSociodemographic FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsSpainSurveys and Questionnaireshealthy lifestyleMediterranean dietSpainsurveyvegan dietvegetarian diet

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