Nomamiukor Faith O, Smethurst Madeline A, Franz Molly R, Hamilton Evelyn G, Garza Anissa, Padilla-Medina Diana, Davis Maxine, Taft Casey T
VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington, Boston, MA, 02130, USA; National Center for PTSD, 150 South Huntington, Boston, MA, 02130, USA; Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord St. Boston, MA, 02118, USA.
VA Boston Healthcare System, 150 South Huntington, Boston, MA, 02130, USA; National Center for PTSD, 150 South Huntington, Boston, MA, 02130, USA.
Appetite. 2025 Feb 1;206:107841. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2024.107841. Epub 2024 Dec 24.
Examinations of links between plant-based diets (e.g., vegetarian and vegan diets) and indices of physical and mental health have received increased attention in the scientific literature in recent years. However, there has been little to no published research examining predictors of plant-based diet choice. Researchers have suggested that plant-based diets could be linked to trauma for a variety of reasons, including the idea that trauma can increase the risk for mental illnesses, and plant-based diets may be adopted to self-medicate mental illness and promote recovery. The current study examined the link between trauma across the lifespan and experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) with adherence to a plant-based diet. Participants were a nationally representative United States sample of 1665 individuals who completed self-report questionnaires. Consistent with hypotheses, bivariate correlations indicated that all measures of trauma were associated with an increased likelihood of being plant-based. Findings from a logistic regression analysis indicated those with a history of IPV were 2.31 times more likely to be plant-based, and those with any experience of trauma more broadly were 1.09 times more likely to be plant-based. These results suggest the importance of considering the role of trauma and victimization when examining links between plant-based diet and other outcomes and point to a number of possible avenues for additional investigation to better understand these associations.
近年来，关于植物性饮食（如素食和纯素饮食）与身心健康指标之间联系的研究在科学文献中受到了越来越多的关注。然而，几乎没有已发表的研究探讨植物性饮食选择的预测因素。研究人员认为，植物性饮食可能因多种原因与创伤有关，包括创伤会增加患精神疾病的风险，而植物性饮食可能被用于自我治疗精神疾病并促进康复。本研究考察了一生的创伤经历和亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）经历与坚持植物性饮食之间的联系。参与者是来自美国的1665名具有全国代表性的个体样本，他们完成了自我报告问卷。与假设一致，双变量相关性表明，所有创伤测量指标都与采用植物性饮食的可能性增加有关。逻辑回归分析的结果表明，有亲密伴侣暴力史的人采用植物性饮食的可能性是其他人的2.31倍，而有更广泛创伤经历的人采用植物性饮食的可能性是其他人的1.09倍。这些结果表明，在研究植物性饮食与其他结果之间的联系时，考虑创伤和受害经历的作用非常重要，并指出了一些可能的进一步调查途径，以便更好地理解这些关联。
