Also known as: vegetarian, vegetarian diet, lacto-ovo vegetarian
Latest evidence update: 2026-05-20
Vegetarian and vegan diet adherents were approximately twice as likely to report orthorexia nervosa symptoms as omnivores.
The sustainable lifestyle arm set more dietary goals related to ecological and vegetarian foods compared to the healthy lifestyle arm.
12 weeks of high-intensity interval training increased whole-muscle carnosine content from 15.8 to 20.6 mmol/kg dry muscle in vegetarian men with no dietary beta-alanine intake.
Vegetarian and vegan diet adherents were approximately twice as likely to report orthorexia nervosa symptoms as omnivores.
Vegetarians and vegans were similarly associated with orthorexia nervosa symptoms compared with omnivores (no significant difference between vegetarian and vegan groups).
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