Barriers to Vegetarian Diets
Start Date
1/30/2024
Completion Date
12/31/2026
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 Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 88 years
Interventions
Survey using a questionnaire.
Conditions
Locations
University Health Center
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
United States