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Identifying Vegetarians and their Food Consumption According to Self-Identification and Operationalized Definition in Finland

 
Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 (Original item from 2008) | |
by Turku School of Economics, National Public Health Institute (Finland)
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Short Description:
Three national surveys were conducted in Finland to determine the factors related to vegetarianism and characteristics of vegetarians, and to compare the consumption of certain food items among vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

Abstract:
Self-identified vegetarians comprise 3.3% of the total Finnish population. According to behavioral classification, 1.4% are pesco-lacto-ovo-vegetarians, .43% were vegans, lacto-vegetarians or lacto-ovo-vegetarians, and .18% were vegans or lacto-vegetarians. About 80% of the self-identified vegetarians did not follow an actual vegetarian diet, although they did consume smaller quantities of meat products.
Based on an analysis of the data collected, researchers concluded that some self-defined vegetarians do consume red meat, poultry, or fish, but they follow a healthier diet than non-vegetarians. Self-identification was overall found to be an inadequate indicator of the prevalence of vegetarianism.

Spot Check Number: 1162
Sponsor: Turku School of Economics, National Public Health Institute (Finland)
Researcher/Author: Markus Vinnari, Jukka Montonen, Tommi Harkanen, Satu Mannisto
Animal Type: Human
Record Type: Journal Article, Research Study
Research Method: Unknown or Not Applicable
Geographic Region: International
Number of Participants: 24,393
Population Descriptors: Adults
Year Conducted: 2008
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