...AdolescentVegetariansHowWellDoTheirDietaryPatternsMeettheHealthyPeople2010Objectives?CherylL.Perry,PhD;MaureenT.McGuire,PhD;DianneNeumark-Sztainer,PhD,RD;MaryStory,PhD,RDToexaminewhetheradolescentvegetar-iansweremorelikelythannonvegetarianpeerstomeetthedietaryrecommendationsoftheHealthyPeople2010objectivesandtoexaminedifferencesinothernutrientsbetweenthese2groups.Atotalof4746adolescentsfrom31middleandhighschoolsintheTwinCitiesareaofMinnesota.Datawerecollectedviaself-reportsurveys,withastudentre-sponserateof81.5%.Urbansecondaryschools.Participantswereequallydividedbysex.Themeanagewas14.9years;34.3%wereinjuniorhighschooland65.7%inhighschool.Theracial/ethnicdis-tributionwas48.5%white,19.0%AfricanAmerican,19.2%AsianAmerican,5.8%Hispanic,3.5%AmericanIndian,and3.9%mixedorother.MainOutcomeMeasures:Questionsonvegetariansta-tusandwhetherparticularfoods(eggs,dairyfoods,chicken,fish)wereexcluded.DietaryintakewasassessedusingtheYouthandAdolescentFoodFrequencyQuestionnaire.VegetarianadolescentsweresignificantlymorelikelythannonvegetarianadolescentstomeettheHealthyPeople2010objectives.Thiswasparticularlynotewor-thyfortotalfat(70%vs48%),saturatedfat(65%vs39%),dailyservingsofvegetables(26%vs14%),and5ormoreservingsoffruitsandvegetables(39%vs28%).Vegetar-ianswerealsolesslikelytoeatfastfoodordrinkregularsodaandfruitdrinks.Vegetariansconsumedlessvita-minB,moredietsoda,morecaffeine,andmoreiron.Adolescentvegetarianshaveadietarypat-ternthatismorelikelythannonvegetarianstomeettheHealthyPeople2010objectives.ArchPediatrAdolescMed.2002;156:431-437 foravarietyofreasons,choosetolimittheirintakeofmeatandotheranimalproducts.Somevegetarianseatnoanimalproducts(vegans),whereasothersincludemilkproducts(lactovegetarians)oreggs(ovovegetarians).Manyself-iden-tifiedvegetariansalsoeatsomemeat,par-ticularlyfishandchicken(semivegetarians).Adultvegetarianismhasbeenstudiedfortherelationshipsamongaplant-baseddiet,chronicdiseases,andlengthoflife.all,adultvegetarianstendtolivesignifi-cantlylongerlivesthannonvegetarians,withsubstantiallylowerratesofcardiovasculardiseases,hypertension,type2diabetesmelli-tus,obesity,andsometypesofcancer.Vegetariandiets,likealldiets,needtobeplannedappropriatelytobenutrition-allyadequate.Ofconcernwithadultveg-etariansissufficientconsumptionofnutri-entsoftenfoundinanimalproducts.Nutrientsofmostconcernincludeiron,calcium,zinc,andvitaminBWhiteandpointoutthatclinicalnutritiondeficienciesareuncommonevenamongvegans,althoughtheysuggestthatcare-fulplanningand,insomecases,vitaminsupplementationmaybewarranted.Theintakeofthesenutrientshasnotbeenex-aminedinalargeadolescentvegetarianGiventhatdietarypatternsareadoptedandappeartobemaintainedduringado-lescenceandyoungadulthood,anin-terestingquestioniswhetheryoungerveg-etariansreporthealthierdietarypatternsthannonvegetariancounterparts.Specifi-cally,whatpercentageofadolescentveg-etarians(vsnonvegetarians)complywiththedietaryrecommendationsoutlinedintheHealthyPeople2010objectives?Doadolescentvegetariansconsumelessfatandsaturatedfat,consumemorefruitsandvegetablesandfiber,andmaintainhealthierForeditorialcommentseepage426 FromtheDivisionofEpidemiology,SchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofMinnesota,Minneapolis. (REPRINTED)ARCHPEDIATRADOLESCMED/VOL156,MAY2002WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM...
...AdolescentVegetariansHowWellDoTheirDietaryPatternsMeettheHealthyPeople2010Objectives?CherylL.Perry,PhD;MaureenT.McGuire,PhD;DianneNeumark-Sztainer,PhD,RD;MaryStory,PhD,RDToexaminewhetheradolescentvegetar-iansweremorelikelythannonvegetarianpeerstomeetthedietaryrecommendationsoftheHealthyPeople2010objectivesandtoexaminedifferencesinothernutrientsbetweenthese2groups.Atotalof4746adolescentsfrom31middleandhighschoolsintheTwinCitiesareaofMinnesota.Datawerecollectedviaself-reportsurveys,withastudentre-sponserateof81.5%.Urbansecondaryschools.Participantswereequallydividedbysex.Themeanagewas14.9years;34.3%wereinjuniorhighschooland65.7%inhighschool.Theracial/ethnicdis-tributionwas48.5%white,19.0%AfricanAmerican,19.2%AsianAmerican,5.8%Hispanic,3.5%AmericanIndian,and3.9%mixedorother.MainOutcomeMeasures:Questionsonvegetariansta-tusandwhetherparticularfoods(eggs,dairyfoods,chicken,fish)wereexcluded.DietaryintakewasassessedusingtheYouthandAdolescentFoodFrequencyQuestionnaire.VegetarianadolescentsweresignificantlymorelikelythannonvegetarianadolescentstomeettheHealthyPeople2010objectives.Thiswasparticularlynotewor-thyfortotalfat(70%vs48%),saturatedfat(65%vs39%),dailyservingsofvegetables(26%vs14%),and5ormoreservingsoffruitsandvegetables(39%vs28%).Vegetar-ianswerealsolesslikelytoeatfastfoodordrinkregularsodaandfruitdrinks.Vegetariansconsumedlessvita-minB,moredietsoda,morecaffeine,andmoreiron.Adolescentvegetarianshaveadietarypat-ternthatismorelikelythannonvegetarianstomeettheHealthyPeople2010objectives.ArchPediatrAdolescMed.2002;156:431-437 foravarietyofreasons,choosetolimittheirintakeofmeatandotheranimalproducts.Somevegetarianseatnoanimalproducts(vegans),whereasothersincludemilkproducts(lactovegetarians)oreggs(ovovegetarians).Manyself-iden-tifiedvegetariansalsoeatsomemeat,par-ticularlyfishandchicken(semivegetarians).Adultvegetarianismhasbeenstudiedfortherelationshipsamongaplant-baseddiet,chronicdiseases,andlengthoflife.all,adultvegetarianstendtolivesignifi-cantlylongerlivesthannonvegetarians,withsubstantiallylowerratesofcardiovasculardiseases,hypertension,type2diabetesmelli-tus,obesity,andsometypesofcancer.Vegetariandiets,likealldiets,needtobeplannedappropriatelytobenutrition-allyadequate.Ofconcernwithadultveg-etariansissufficientconsumptionofnutri-entsoftenfoundinanimalproducts.Nutrientsofmostconcernincludeiron,calcium,zinc,andvitaminBWhiteandpointoutthatclinicalnutritiondeficienciesareuncommonevenamongvegans,althoughtheysuggestthatcare-fulplanningand,insomecases,vitaminsupplementationmaybewarranted.Theintakeofthesenutrientshasnotbeenex-aminedinalargeadolescentvegetarianGiventhatdietarypatternsareadoptedandappeartobemaintainedduringado-lescenceandyoungadulthood,anin-terestingquestioniswhetheryoungerveg-etariansreporthealthierdietarypatternsthannonvegetariancounterparts.Specifi-cally,whatpercentageofadolescentveg-etarians(vsnonvegetarians)complywiththedietaryrecommendationsoutlinedintheHealthyPeople2010objectives?Doadolescentvegetariansconsumelessfatandsaturatedfat,consumemorefruitsandvegetablesandfiber,andmaintainhealthierForeditorialcommentseepage426 FromtheDivisionofEpidemiology,SchoolofPublicHealth,UniversityofMinnesota,Minneapolis. (REPRINTED)ARCHPEDIATRADOLESCMED/VOL156,MAY2002WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM ©2002AmericanMedicalAssociation.Allrightsreserved. on March...
...from intakelevelsofothernutrients,suchascalcium,thandoadolescentnonvegetarians?Or,alternatively,areadoles-centvegetariansatincreasedriskforinadequateintakeofanyofthesefoodsornutrients?Thesequestionsareim-portantsincedietarybehaviorshaveimplicationsforado-lescents’currentandfuturehealth.Inapriorstudy,Neumark-Sztaineretalfoundthatadolescentvegetar-iansweretwiceaslikelytoconsumefruitsandvegetables,onethirdaslikelytoconsumesweets,lesslikelytocon-sumedairyproducts,andonefourthaslikelytoconsumesaltysnackfoodscomparedwithnonvegetarians.Dono-vanandGibsonfoundthatmeandailyintakesofenergyandmostnutrientswerecomparableforvegetariansandnonvegetarianadolescents.Adolescentvegetariansintheirstudy,however,consumedfewerdairyproducts,meat,andsweetsandmorelegumes,nuts,andvegetablesthandidThestudieswithadolescentvegetar-ians,however,havebeenlimitedintheirassessmentofdiet,hadsmallsamplesofvegetarians,andhavenotincludedamultiracial,multiethnicgroupofsubjects.DataforthecurrentstudyweredrawnfromProjectEAT(EatingAmongTeens),acomprehensivestudyofado-lescenteatingpatternsandweightconcerns.Alargegroupofurbanadolescentsfrommultipleethnicgroupsinthisstudyprovidedtheopportunitytoexaminetheeatingpat-ternsandnutrientintakeofadiversepopulationofadoles-cents.Wehypothesizedthatadolescentswhoreportedtobevegetarians,comparedwithnonvegetarianpeers,wouldbemorelikelytomeetthedietaryrecommendationsoftheHealthyPeople2010objectivesbutmighteatlessofsomenutrients,particularlycalcium,iron,vitaminB,andpos-siblyvitaminB.Finally,wehypothesizedthatmorestrin-gentvegetarians,thosewhodidnoteatfishandchicken,wouldbemorelikelytomeetthedietaryrecommendationsofHealthyPeople2010relatedtofat,fruits,andvegetables. Fromthetotalsampleofstudents,4521adolescentshadcompletedtheYAQandhadusabledata,and262(5.8%)POPULATIONANDMETHODSSAMPLEANDSTUDYDESIGNThestudypopulationincluded4746adolescentsfrom31publicmiddleschoolsandhighschoolsintheTwinCitiesareaofMinnesota.Participantswereequallydividedbysex(50.2%male,49.8%female).Themeanageofthestudypopulationwas14.9years(range,11-18years);34.3%wereinjuniorhighschooland65.7%inhighschool.Theracial/ethnicbackgroundsoftheparticipantswereasfollows:48.5%white,19.0%AfricanAmerican,19.2%AsianAmeri-can,5.8%Hispanic,3.5%AmericanIndian,and3.9%mixedorother.MostoftheAsianAmericanpopulationwasfromSoutheastAsia.Dataforthisstudywerecollectedviaself-reportsur-veysandanthropometricassessmentsinthe1998-1999schoolyear.Thedatawerecollectedinschoolswithinhealth,physi-caleducation,andscienceclassroomsinone90-minutepe-riodortwo50-minuteperiods.Trainedresearchstaffad-ministeredthesurveysintheclassroomsandmeasuredheightandweightinaprivatearea.Studyprocedureswereap-provedbytheUniversityofMinnesotaHumanSubjects’Committeeandbyresearchboardsoftheparticipatingschooldistricts.Consentproceduresalsofollowedtherequire-mentsoftheparticipatingschooldistricts.Insomeschools,passiveconsentprocedureswereused,whereasinothersactiveconsentprocedureswererequired.Theresponserateforstudentparticipationwas81.5%.Themainreasonsforlackofparticipationwereabsenteeismandfailuretoreturnconsentformswithinschoolsrequiringactiveconsent.VegetarianItemsToidentifyvegetarians,allstudentswereaskedonthesur-veytorespondyesornotothequestion,“Areyouaveg-etarian?”Thosewhoansweredyeswereaskedtorespondtoadditionalquestions.Thefirstwas“Asavegetarian,doyoueatanyofthefollowing?(1)Eggs;(2)Dairyfood(suchasmilk,cheese);(3)Chicken;(4)Fish.”Studentswhocheckednotochickenandfishwerelabeledlacto-ovo-vegans.Studentswhocheckedyestoeitherchickenorfishwerelabeledsemivegetarians.SociodemographicItemsDemographicfactors,includingsex,ethnicity/race,schoollevel,andsocioeconomicstatus(SES),werebasedonself-report.Ethnicity/racewasassessedwiththequestion,“Doyouthinkofyourselfas...(1)White;(2)BlackorAfricanAmerican;(3)HispanicorLatino;(4)AsianAmerican;(5)HawaiianorPacificIslander;or(6)AmericanIndianorNa-tiveAmerican?”Youthweregiventheoptionofchoosingmultipleresponses,andthosereportingmorethanonere-sponse(otherthanwhite)werecodedasmixedorother.Schoollevelwasdividedintomiddleschool(7ththrough8thgrades)andhighschool(9ththrough12thgrades).TheprimedeterminantofSESwasparentaleducationallevel,definedbythehigherlevelofeitherparent.Responsecat-egoriesforquestionsonparentaleducationallevelwereasfollows:(1)didnotfinishhighschool;(2)finishedhighschoolorreceivedgeneralequivalencydiploma;(3)somecollege;(4)finishedcollege;(5)master’sorPhDdegree;and(6)don’tknow.OthervariablesusedtoassessSESincludedthefollowing:familyeligibilityforpublicassistance(yes,no,ordon’tknow),eligibilityforfreeorreduced-costschoolmeals(yes,no,ordon’tknow),andemploymentstatusofmotherandfather(full-time,part-time,networking,ordon’tknow).Analgorithmwasdevelopedtoavoidclassifyingado-lescentsashavinghighSES,basedonparentaleducationlev-els,iftheywerereceivingpublicassistance,eligibleforfreeorreduced-costschoolmeals,orhad2unemployedpar-ents(or1unemployedparentiffromasingle-parenthousehold).StudentswereclassifiedashavinglowSES,middleSES,orhighSES.DietaryIntakeAssessmentofdietaryintakewasperformedwiththe149-itemYouthandAdolescentFoodFrequencyQuestionnaire (REPRINTED)ARCHPEDIATRADOLESCMED/VOL156,MAY2002WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM ©2002AmericanMedicalAssociation.Allrightsreserved. on March...
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reportedbeingvegetarian.Amongthevegetarians,nearlythreefourths(73.7%)werefemale.Nearlyhalf(47.5%)ofthevegetarianswerewhite,26.8%wereAsian,11.1%wereAfricanAmerican,5.8%wereHispanic,5.0%wereAmericanIndian,andtheremaining4%wereHawaiianorPacificIslanderorother.BecausethereweresofewHis-panic,AmericanIndian,andmixedorothervegetarians(be-causeofthesamplesizesofthoserace/ethnicitiesintheen-tiresample),thesegroupswerecombinedandreferredtoasotherintherace/ethnicityanalyses.Amongthevegetar-ians,38.6%wereinhighschool(vsmiddleorjuniorhighschool).Morethanhalfofthevegetarians(62%)reportedeatingchickenand/orfishandweresemivegetarians;32%ateeggsand/ordairyproducts(butnotchickenorfish),and6%werevegans,sothat38%wereclassifiedaslacto-ovo-vegansfortheseanalyses.AsgiveninTable1,thereweresignificantdifferencesbetweenvegetariansandnon-vegetariansinthesexandracialmakeupofthesamples.Overall,adolescentvegetariansweresignificantlymorelikelytomeetthedietaryrecommendationsofHealthyPeople2010asgiveninTable2.Vegetarianado-lescentsweremorethantwiceaslikelytoeatlessthan30%oftheircaloriesfromfatandnearly3timesmorelikelytoeatlessthan10%oftheircaloriesfromsatu-ratedfat.Theywerealso1.4to2timesmorelikelytoeat2ormoreservingsoffruit,3ormoreservingsofveg-etables,3ormoreservingsofvegetablesincluding1thatisdarkyelloworgreen,and5ormoreservingsoffruitsandvegetablesdaily.Therewerenosignificantdiffer-encesindailycalciumintakeorservingsofgrains.Therewerealsonosignificantsexvegetarianstatusorracevegetarianstatusinteractions.Differencesbetweenvegetariansandnonvegetar-iansforavarietyofotherfoodintakevariablesaregivenTable3.Vegetarianadolescents,comparedwithnonvegetarianadolescents,consumedsignificantlylessvitaminB,cholesterol,regularsoda,fruitdrink,andfastfood,aswellasthepercentageofcaloriesfrompro-teinandalltypesoffat.Vegetariansweresignificantlymorelikelythannonvegetarianstoconsumemoreiron,(YAQ).TheYAQasksaboutspecificfooditems,identifiesamountsofeachfood,andasksforfrequencyofconsump-tion.Forexample,onequestionasksabouthowfre-quently2piecesofpizzaareconsumed(never,1-3timespermonth,onceaweek,2-4timesperweek,5timesperweek).ValidityandreliabilityoftheYAQhavebeentestedamongarandomsampleofchildren(aged9-18years)ofparticipantsintheNursesHealthStudyandfoundtobewithinacceptablerangesfordietaryassessmenttools.Meancorrelationforenergy-adjustednutrientsbetweentwoYAQsandthree24-hourrecalls(implementedin3sea-sons)was0.45.Themeanenergyintake(incalories)fortheYAQwashigherthanfortherecallsbutwithin1%ofthem.Test-retestcorrelationsbetween2YAQsduringa1-yearperiodwere0.49forfruitand0.48forvegetables.Responsestoquestionsonthefrequencyofintakeofthefollowingfruitsandvegetablesweresummedtoassessaveragetotaldailyintakeoffruitsandvegetables:apples,applejuice,bananas,beets,broccoli,carrots,celery,cole-slaw,corn,grapes,greensorkale,lettuce,melon,mixedvegetables,oranges,orangejuice,peachesorplums,pears,peas,peppers,potatoes(notincludingFrenchfries),rai-sins,spinach,strawberries,stringbeans,tomatoes,to-matoorspaghettisauce,yams,andzucchiniorsquash.Con-sumptionoffruitsandvegetableswasgenerallyreportedusing5-pointscales(eg,neverorlessthanonceamonth,1-3timespermonth,onceaweek,2-4timesperweek,timesperweek).Dietaryintakeinthepresentstudywasevaluatedin2ways:relativetotheHealthyPeople2010objectives(forrelevantnutrientsandfoods)andasmeandailyintake.Inthecurrentstudy,nutrientandfoodbehaviorsexaminedrelativetotheHealthyPeople2010objectivesincludedthefollowing:totalfat(percentageoftotalenergy),saturatedfat(percentageoftotalenergy),calcium(milligrams),fruits(servings),vegetables(servings),andgrains(servings).ThesewereconvertedtothepercentageofstudentswhocompliedwiththeHealthyPeople2010objectives.Otherdailynutrientintakesincludedthefollowing:calories(ki-localories),protein(grams),calcium(milligrams),zinc(mil-ligrams),iron(milligrams),vitaminA(units),vitaminB(milligrams),vitaminB(micrograms),vitaminC(milli-grams),folate(micrograms),linoleicacid(grams),cho-lesterol(milligrams),caffeine(milligrams),andfiber(grams).Otherdailyfoodintakesincludedsoda(dailyserv-ings),dietsoda(dailyservings),fruitdrink(noncarbon-ated,dailyservings),andfastfood(frequencyinthepastweek).Wealsoexaminedthepercentageofcaloriesfromprotein,carbohydrates,totalfat,saturatedfat,polyunsatu-ratedfat,andmonounsaturatedfat,aswellastheaveragedailyservingsoffruitandvegetables.Thesewereselectedtoassesswhethervegetarianswereatgreaterorlesserriskthannonvegetariansfornutrientinadequaciesofparticu-larconcernduringadolescence.DATAANALYSESThepresentstudyassesseddietaryintakeassociatedwithadolescentvegetarians.Inthefirstsetofanalyses,theper-centagesofadolescentswhomettheHealthyPeople2010dietaryobjectiveswerecomparedbetweenvegetariansandnonvegetarians.Theseanalysesalsoassessedwhetherdi-etaryintakewasmoderatedbysex(ie,sex-by-vegetarianinteractions)orrace/ethnicity(ie,race/ethnicityvegetarianinteractions).Dailyintakeofspecificnutrientsandfoodswasalsocomparedbetweenvegetariansandnonveg-etarians.Inthesecondsetofanalyses,thepercentagesofado-lescentswhometHealthyPeople2010objectiveswerecom-paredbetweenspecificvegetariangroups.Fortheseanalyses,vegetarianswhowerelacto-ovo-veganswerecomparedwithsemivegetarians.Logisticandlinearregressionanalyseswereconductedtotestforstatisticaldifferencesbetweenthecom-parisongroupswhenthedependentvariableswereeitherdi-chotomousorlinear,respectively.Allanalysescontrolledforsexandracesincethereweredifferencesbetweengroupsinsexandracialmake-up.Theinteractionanalysesbysexandracewerecontrolledforraceorsex,respectively..05wasconsideredsignificant.valueswerenotadjustedformul-tipletestingbecausefalse-positivedifferenceswereun-likelywhenthevaluesaresmall(.01),whichwasthecaseformostofthecomparisons.Allanalyseswerecon-ductedusingtheStatisticalAnalysisSystem. 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...Table2.PercentagesofAdolescentsWhoMetHealthyPeople2010ObjectivesbyVegetarianStatus HealthyPeople2010ObjectivesVegetarian,%(n=262)Nonvegetarian,%(n=4259)OR(95%CI)Fatintake30%ofcaloriesfromfat69.547.52.34(1.74-3.14)10%ofcaloriesfromsaturatedfat65.039.02.62(1.97-3.48)Calciumintake,mg130029.735.00.93(0.69-1.25)Fruitandvegetableintake2Servingsoffruit54.245.31.42(1.07-1.88)3Servingsofvegetables26.413.92.16(1.56-2.98)3Servingsofvegetablesofwhichatleast1isdeepyelloworgreen19.19.62.12(1.53-2.95)5Servingsoffruitsorvegetables38.928.11.56(1.17-2.09)Grainintake6Servingsofgrains42.240.31.19(0.91-1.57) Nonvegetarianisthereferencegroup.Allanalyseswerecontrolledforsexandrace.ORindicatesoddsratio;CI,confidenceinterval. (REPRINTED)ARCHPEDIATRADOLESCMED/VOL156,MAY2002WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM ©2002AmericanMedicalAssociation.Allrightsreserved. on March...
...DataarepresentedasadjustedmeansandSEs;allanalyseswerecontrolledforsexandrace.Table4.PercentagesofSpecificTypesofAdolescentVegetariansWhoMetHealthyPeople2010Objectives HealthyPeople2010ObjectivesLacto-Ovo-Vegan,%(n=94)Semivegetarian,%(n=158)OR(95%CI)Fatintake30%ofcaloriesfromfat79.564.12.02(1.06-3.87)10%ofcaloriesfromsaturatedfat71.162.61.38(0.76-2.52)Calciumintake,mg130034.826.41.49(0.83-2.65)Fruitorvegetableintake2Servingsoffruit64.646.82.17(1.21-3.87)3Servingsofvegetables31.722.61.65(0.87-3.12)3Servingsofvegetablesofwhichatleast1isdeepyelloworgreen21.317.11.29(0.67-2.50)5Servingsoffruitsorvegetables50.030.62.36(1.31-4.24)Grainintake6Servingsofgrains44.740.01.26(0.72-2.22) Semivegetarianisthereferencegroup.Allanalyseswerecontrolledforsexandrace.ORindicatesoddsratio;CI,confidenceinterval. (REPRINTED)ARCHPEDIATRADOLESCMED/VOL156,MAY2002WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM ©2002AmericanMedicalAssociation.Allrightsreserved. on March...
...Itisimportanttoaddresssubstantivedifferencesbe-tweenvegetariansandnonvegetariansthatmightac-countforthedietarydifferencesobservedinthisstudy.Thesedemographicandpsychosocialdifferenceswerethefocusofapriorpublicationwiththissamepopulationofstudents.Theadolescentvegetariansweremorelikelythannonvegetarianstobefemale,notAfricanAmeri-can,inmiddleschool(ratherthanhighschool),weightandbodyconscious,dissatisfiedwiththeirbodies,andinvolvedinavarietyofhealthyandunhealthyweightcon-trolbehaviors.Inaddition,vegetariansmoreoftenre-portedhavingbeentoldbyaphysicianthattheyhadaneatingdisorderandweremorelikelytohavecontem-platedandattemptedsuicide.Otherbehaviors,suchassubstanceuseandphysicalactivity,werenotdifferentbetweenvegetariansandnonvegetarians.Thus,theado-lescentvegetariansdifferfromthenonvegetariansinbeingfemale(althoughitisnoteworthythattherelationshipbetweenvegetarianstatusandpsychosocialfactorsdidnotdifferbysex)andintheirfocusonweightanddietandeatingbehaviors;thisfocusonweightanddietseemstobetheprimarymotivationforadoptingavegetariandiet,ratherthanitslong-termhealthbenefits.carepractitionersshouldbeawareofadolescentswhogreatlylimitfoodchoicesandwhoexhibitsymptomsofeatingdisorders.However,datasuggestthatvegetariandietsdonotleadtoeatingdisorders.Adolescentswhoadoptvegetarianeatinghabitswithoutadequatenutri-tionknowledgeandwithadesiretoachieveweightlossaremostvulnerabletomalnutritionandgrowthandshouldreceiveaddedattention.Thus,al-thoughtheadoptionofavegetarian-eatingpatternmayhavebenefitsintermsofnutritionalintakeformanyado-lescents,forothersitmaybeamethodofunhealthyfoodrestriction.Therefore,adolescentswhochoosetobe-comevegetariansshouldbemonitoredforadequatein-takeandquestionedabouttheirmotivationsbyahealthcarepractitioner.Thisstudyhadseveralstrengthsandlimitations.Thequestionsonvegetarianismanddietaryfactorsweremorecomprehensivethanpriorpopulation-basedstudies.Wechosearepresentativesampleofadolescentsfromthema-jorurbanschooldistrictsinMinnesotaandthushadsuf-ficientdatatoexamineethnicgroupandsexdiffer-ences.Thestudywaslimitedbytheself-reportingofvegetarianismandthecross-sectionaldesignofthestudy.Furthermore,althoughtheYAQhasbeenfoundtohaveacceptablereliabilityandvalidity,aswithanydi-etaryassessmenttool,ithaslimitations.Specifically,itislimitedbyitsrelianceonadolescentsrecall,thelackofspecificityofportionsizes,andtheinabilitytoassessnutrientcontentofnonstandardmixeddishes(suchashomemadespinachlasagna).Moreworkisneededonadietarymeasurethancanbeself-administeredinaschoolsettingandyetcanalsoprovidemorereliableandvalidInthecurrentstudy,adolescentvegetariansweremorelikelythannonvegetarianstobeadheringtotheHealthyPeople2010objectivesrelevanttonutritionalhealth.Thiswasevenmorethecaseamongthelacto-ovo-vegans.Thus,itseemsthatratherthanviewingado-lescentvegetarianismasadifficultphaseorfad,thedi-etarypatterncouldbeviewedasahealthyalternativetothetraditionalAmericanmeat-baseddiet.Withcarefulplanning,usingthevegetarianfoodguidepyramidasavegetarianadolescentscouldlearnpropernu-tritionalpatternsandpracticesthatcouldleadtoalife-longdietarypracticethatmightbesalutaryforthem-selvesandtheirfamiliesinthefuture.AcceptedforpublicationJanuary1,2002.ThisstudywassupportedbygrantMCJ-270834(DrNeumark-Sztainer)fromtheMaternalandChildHealthBu-reau(TitleV,SocialSecurityAct),HealthResourcesandServiceAdministration,USDepartmentofHealthandHu-manServices,Washington,DC.Correspondingauthorandreprints:CherylL.Perry,PhD,DivisionofEpidemiology,SchoolofPublicHealth,Uni-versityofMinnesota,Minneapolis,MN55454(e-mail: 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WhatThisStudyAddsFewadolescentsmeetthedietaryguidelinesoftheHealthyPeople2010objectives.Priorresearchhasindicatedthatadolescentvegetariansmayeatmorefruitsandveg-etables,fewersweets,andfewersaltysnackfoodsthannonvegetarianpeers.Thepreviousstudiesofvegetar-ianswerelimitedintheirassessmentofdiet,smallsamplesofadolescents,andlackofrepresentationofmultiplera-cial/ethnicgroups.Thepresentstudyexaminesthedi-etarypatternsofadolescentvegetariansandcomparesthemwithnonvegetarianadolescentsandtheHealthyPeople2010objectives.Thestudyisperformedwithalarge,multiethnicpopulationinanurbanareaintheUp-perMidwest.AdolescentvegetariansweresignificantlymorelikelytomeettheHealthyPeople2010objectives,especiallyforfatintakeandfruitsandvegetables.Thissuggeststhatvegetarianismmayprovideahealthydi-etarypatternforadolescents,particularlyifitiswellplannedtoaddresspotentialdeficiencies. 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