Vegetarianismo entre ingressantes de uma universidade pública no sul do Brasil, 2018*

Abstract

Objective: To identify vegetarianism prevalence and associated factors among students at a public university in Southern Brazil. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in 2017-2018 with first-year university students. A questionnaire was administered to assess diet type (omnivorous or vegetarian). Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Results: Of 2,706 eligible individuals, 1,841 formed part of the sample. The predominant type of diet was omnivorous (93.6%), followed by lacto-ovo vegetarian (5.4%), strict vegetarian (0.7%), ovo vegetarian (0.2%) and lacto vegetarian (0.1%). Females (OR=0.58-95%CI 0.38;0.89), students reporting harmful use of alcohol (OR=2.02-95%CI 1.34;3.04) and students enrolled in Linguistics, Modern Languages and Arts courses-compared to those enrolled in Applied Social Sciences and Humanities courses (OR=2.59-95%CI 1.42;4.71)-were more likely to be vegetarians. Conclusion: Vegetarian diet was associated with the female sex, alcohol use, and taking linguistics, modern language and arts courses.

Understanding the packaging colour on consumer perception of plant‐based hamburgers: A preliminary study

“…Regarding the diet type of volunteers, most of the people can be classified as carnivores (44.8%) and flexitarian (44.4%), followed by vegetarian (8.4%) and vegan (2.3%). These results are in concordance with a preliminary study carried out in 2018 by the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics where it was constated that 88.1% of interviews have a diet type classified as carnivores and flexitarian, while 14% of interviews have vegetarian habits 20 . Although 89% of volunteers have carnivore or flexitarian habits, approximately 83% of interviewees are interested in consuming PBH and incorporating this type of food product into their diets.…”

What Influences the Sustainable Food Consumption Behaviours of University Students? A Systematic Review

“…Spencer et al [38], found vegetarians had BMI ≤ 25 [38], Suleiman and colleagues [59] found that vegetarianism was associated with a normal BMI and being physically active among students in Jordan [59], while Olfert et al [35], did not find significant differences in BMI and physical activity levels between vegetarian and non-vegetarian students in the USA. Surprisingly, Barros et al, in a model adjusted by sex, age, BMI, cohabitants and major, found that students who reported prejudicial alcohol had an 2.6% (95%CI 1.4;4.7) increased odds of adopting vegetarian diet [62], and Olfert et al [35] found higher stress levels among vegetarians.…”

“…Studies that examined factors associated with adherence to vegetarian diets [35,38,39,59,62,63] found that a vegetarian diet pattern was associated with being female, non-smoker, lower proportion of daily caloric intake from fats, a lower-income, and use of vitamin-mineral supplements. Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity yielded mixed results [35,38,59].…”

“…However, weight control and food restraint associated with SFC require further analyses as they can incur health risks, and the healthfulness and sustainability of eating behaviours are often dose-dependent. Two studies found that vegetarians had higher levels of stress [35] and prejudicial alcohol consumption [62], in samples of university students in the United States, and Brazil. These adverse associations deserve further examination.…”

Dietas vegetarianas na nutrição de mulheres grávidas

“…A dieta onívora, caracterizada pelo consumo de alimentos de origem animal e vegetal, é o padrão predominante na maioria dos países ocidentais. Mesmo sendo a mais praticada, a adesão às dietas vegetarianas, caracterizadas pela limitação ou total exclusão de alimentos de origem animal, sendo uma prática relativamente nova nesses países e cada vez mais comum (Barros et al, 2020). A alimentação dentro do vegetarianismo concentra-se em vegetais, incluindo frutas, legumes, leguminosas, grãos, sementes e nozes.…”