vegetarianism
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What is vegetarianism?
A vegetarian diet is a meal plan that contains little or no animal products.
Types of vegetarian diets include:
- Vegan: Diet consists of only foods of plant origin.
- Lacto-vegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods plus some or all dairy products.
- Lacto-ovovegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods, dairy products, and eggs.
- Semi- or partial vegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods and may include chicken or fish, dairy products, and eggs. It does not include red meat.
Alternative Names:
Lacto-ovovegetarian; Semi-vegetarian; Partial vegetarian; Vegan; Lacto-vegetarian
Posts on vegetarianism (3309)
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- Dec 08, 2007
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- Feb 05, 2009
I have been a vegetarian for about 16 months and the problems I am having is im not sure im...
- Sep 28, 2009
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- Jan 18, 2010
My hands constantly go numb and turn a marshmellow white color, recently though I will wake...
- Feb 05, 2010
I have wanted to be a vegetarian for a really long time and i finally started about 3 weeks...
- Jan 26, 2011
I am curious to hear from other vegetarians who are ttc and who have already given birth an...
- Jun 25, 2008
i am a vegetarian and my mother always cooks the same thing because she doesn't know what e...
Journals about vegetarianism(1)
From 3:30 yesterday afternoon I've been in my nightgown. Didn't brush teeth, wash face...
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