Veganism and body weight: An N of 1 self-experiment.

Robinson, Eric ORCID: 0000-0003-3586-5533 (2023) Veganism and body weight: An N of 1 self-experiment. Physiology & behavior, 270. 114301-.

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Abstract

The causal effect that veganism has on body weight has not been scientifically examined. An N of 1 self-experiment was conducted in which blinded body weight and additional behavioural and psychological measures were assessed during two phases of vegan vs. non-vegan lifestyle adherence. In study phase 1, body weight change was -0.8 kg over 1 month of veganism (vs. +0.5 kg non-vegan month). In study phase 2, weight change was -1.2 kg over two veganism months (vs. +1.6 kg non-vegan months). Behavioural and psychological measures were similar during vegan vs. non-vegan periods. Veganism appeared to reduce body weight in this N of 1 self-experiment.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Humans, Body Weight, Life Style, Diet, Vegan
Divisions:	Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2023 14:43
Last Modified:	05 Oct 2023 14:46
DOI:	10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114301
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2023.114301
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3171982