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Barriers to Vegetarian Diets

Barriers to Vegetarian Diets

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18-88 years
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Overview

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

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18-88 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age <18 or >88 years old

Study details
    Chronic Disease

NCT07075653

University of Maryland, Baltimore

15 October 2025

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