Barriers to Adopting Vegetarian Diets Among Black and White Individuals With Chronic Medical Conditions

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn what affects a person's openness to adopting a vegetarian diet in urban community members with chronic disease. The main questions it aims to answer are: How open are individuals to adopting a vegetarian diet? What are the barriers to adopting a vegetarian diet? Researchers will compare Black and White individuals to see if there are differences. Participants will be asked to fill out a survey about their openness to going vegetarian as well as barriers to going vegetarian such as perceived stigma, tastiness, financial cost, convenience, familiarity, and healthfulness.

Eligibility

Age range

18–88 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Other
  Survey using a questionnaire.

  Participants fill out a brief survey in which they answer questions about vegetarian diets.

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