Comparison of Sociodemographic and Nutritional Characteristics between Self-Reported Vegetarians, Vegans, and Meat-Eaters from the NutriNet-Santé Study

• DOI: 10.3390/nu9091023
• Publication Date: 2017-09-19T11:12:50Z
• Authors: Benjamin Allès; Julia Baudry; Caroline Méjean; Mathilde Touvier; Sandrine Péneau; Serge Hercberg; Emmanuelle Kesse-...
• Keywords: Vegan Diet; Red meat; Processed meat; Food group; Cross-sectional study

Background: There is a growing trend for vegetarian and vegan diets in many Western countries. Epidemiological evidence suggesting that such may help maintaining good health rising. However, dietary sociodemographic characteristics of vegetarians vegans are not well known. The aim this cross-sectional study was to describe nutritional self-reported, adult vegans, compared meat-eaters, from the French NutriNet-Santé study. Methods: Participants were asked if they following specific diet. They then classified into three self-reported diet groups: 90,664 2370 vegetarians, 789 vegans. Dietary data collected using repeated 24-h records. Multivariable polytomic logistic regression models perfomed assess association between type prevalence nutrient intake inadequacy estimated, by sex age micronutrients, as Results: Compared with more likely have higher educational level, whereas had lower education level. be women, younger individuals, self-employed or never employed rather than managerial staff. Vegetarians substituted animal protein-dense products consumption plant (e.g., soy-based legumes). most balanced terms macronutrients, but also better adherence guidelines. exhibited estimated inadequacies micronutrients antioxidant vitamins vitamin E, 28.9% women <55 years vs. 41.6% meat-eaters) while some nutrients, particular B12 (69.9% men 83.4% age), meat-eaters. Conclusions: Our highlighted that, overall, meet recommendations.