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The Belief That Vegetarian Diets Provide Health Benefits

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This study examined the attitudes of people towards the concept that vegetarian diets provide health benefits.

The objective of this survey was to examine the belief that vegetarian diets provide health benefits.

According to this research, health issues were more important to semi-vegetarians and vegetarians, while knowledge and convenience issues were more important to non-vegetarians.

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Emma J. Lea, A. Worsley, Department of Public Health, University of Adelaide, 2003 International

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Animals Used for Food Attitudes English Human Health Veg*n Diets

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