Trends in Plant-Based Diets among United States Adults, 1999-March 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Interest in plant-based eating has increased alongside increased variety and availability of highly processed plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. The impact of the shifting commercial landscape and public interest in plant-based eating on dietary intake is unknown.

Objectives

To examine trends in the consumption and composition of plant-based diets in the United States adults.

Methods

Serial cross-sectional data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to assess trends in the proportion of United States adults aged ≥20 y consuming a plant-based diet (defined as ≥50% total protein from plants on a 24-h dietary recall) from 1999-2000 to 2017-March 2020 (n = 51,698). Trends in processing level (percentage energy intake from ultr

SUBMITTER: Sullivan VK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11662231 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature