Top reasons vegan, vegetarians, and pescatarians adopted diet in the U.S. in 2020

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Aug 26, 2022
Improved health was the most common reason that survey respondents gave for adopting a vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian diet in the United States in 2020. In contrast, only seven percent of respondents identified the trendiness of these diets as their main motivating factor in choosing them.

Leading reasons vegans, vegetarians, and pescatarians adopted their diet in the United States in 2020

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Release date

January 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 11 to 14, 2020

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

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Statistics on Veganism and vegetarianism worldwide

Overview

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Meat alternatives

5

Milk alternatives

5

Plant-based food companies

7

Vegans and vegetarians

8

Consumption

6

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