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The State Of Mind Of Vegetarians

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Two studies examine psychological well-being and world assumptions among vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, and omnivorous women.

The two studies described examined vegetarian, semivegetarian and omnivorous women.

The first group of research was focused on the beneficial and the adverse effects of a vegetarian diet, which in sum implied that vegetarians are healthier than non-vegetarians and that vegetarianism is a useful diet for the prevention and management of many diseases.

The second group of research focused on vegetarian motives and implications of the diet on their overall well being, which showed that most vegetarians are socially conscious people who have consequently enjoyed improvements in health, psychological functioning, and quality of life.

The third group of research was directed at the psychological characteristics of vegetarians and showed that vegetarian women are preoccupied with weight and have clear symptoms of eating disorders, in addition to issues of depression and anxiety.

The two primary studies conducted subsequent to the prior research showed that vegetarian and semi-vegetarian women had lower self esteem and more symptoms of depression and eating disorders than omnivorous women.

Vegetarian women were also found to have a more negative view of the world than semi-vegetarian or omnivorous women, suggesting that vegetarians may not be as happy as others.

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