To eat or not to eat. A comparison of current and former animal product limiters

@article{Haverstock2012ToEO,
  title={To eat or not to eat. A comparison of current and former animal product limiters},
  author={Katie Haverstock and Deborah Kirby Forgays},
  journal={Appetite},
  year={2012},
  volume={58},
  pages={1030-1036}
}
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