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A worksite vegan nutrition program is well-accepted and improves health-related quality of life and work productivity
Katcher, Heather I.; Ferdowsian, Hope R.; Hoover, Valerie J.; Cohen, Joshua L.; Barnard, Neal D.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Vegetarian and vegan diets are effective in preventing and treating several chronic diseases. However, their acceptability outside a clinical trial setting has not been extensively studied. The aim of this study was to determine the acceptability of a worksite vegan nutrition program and its effects on health-related quality of life and work productivity. METHODS: Employees of a major insurance corporation with a body mass index > or =25 kg/m(2) and/or a previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes received either weekly group instruction on a low-fat vegan diet (n = 68) or received no diet instruction (n = 45) for 22 weeks. RESULTS: The vegan group reported improvements in general health (p = 0.002), physical functioning (p = 0.001), mental health (p = 0.03), vitality (p = 0.004), and overall diet satisfaction (p
Automatic Tags
Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Young Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Body Mass Index; Diet, Vegetarian; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Feeding Behavior; Patient Compliance; Treatment Outcome; Quality of Life; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Hunger; Surveys and Questionnaires; Costs and Cost Analysis; Efficiency; Workplace
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