Vegetarian Diet Info
Types of Vegetarians & Vegetarianism
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Definition of Vegetarian and Vegetarianism

There is no exact definition of the words 'vegetarian' or 'vegetarianism.' They cover a wide range of meat-restricted eating habits.

In general, a vegetarian is someone whose diet omits animal products, but some vegetarians do eat some meat-products (milk, eggs, meat fats) and some "vegetarians" eat fish, although we prefer a stricter definition of vegetarianism which excludes ALL flesh or meat-eating.

The strictest type of vegetarian is a 'vegan' who avoids all flesh as well as all meat-by-products and who avoids all products of animal origin.

Main Types of Vegetarian and Vegetarianism

The most common types of vegetarian are:

Semi or Part Vegetarians
Ovo-Lacto Vegetarians
Vegans
Macrobiotic & other Vegetarians

Vegetarian Health Note:

A balanced vegetarian diet is perfectly healthy and offers significant extra health benefits over the average Western meat-eating diet.

The last category of vegetarians (Macrobiotic vegetarians etc) follow diets that are not recommended by most nutritionists, as these vegetarian diets lack certain nutrients. Exception is Pescetarians.

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