Dietary patterns among children and adolescents in Germany consuming vegetarian, vegan or omnivore diets: results of the VeChi Youth Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To identify dietary patterns of vegetarian, vegan and omnivore children and adolescents in Germany and to examine associations with nutrient intake.

Methods

First, three principal component analyses based on 17-22 food groups were used to identify dietary patterns among vegetarians (n = 145, 3-day weighed dietary records), vegans (n = 110) and omnivores (n = 135) from the cross-sectional Vegetarian and Vegan Children and Youth (VeChi Youth) Study (2017-2019, 6-18 years, 57% girls). Secondly, these patterns were correlated (Spearman correlations) with energy and nutrient intakes.

Results

Among vegetarians, 3 dietary patterns were identified ("Animal foods", "Vegetables and fruits", "Meat alternatives and potatoes") accounting for 32.7% of the variance in food g

SUBMITTER: Hansch L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11519145 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature