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Are you a vegetarian, a vegan or a flexitarian?



It is interesting to classify people on the basis of the types of food they take.

Vegan: One who eats only plant products. A vegan does not eat meat, eggs or dairy products. So, a vegan is a strict vegetarian, as a vegan refrains from eating any animal products. An animal product is any material derived from the body of an animal. Animal products are milk, eggs,  meat.

Lacto-vegetarian/ Vegetarian: One who eats plant products and dairy products.

Flexitarian: One who primarily takes a vegetarian diet, but occasionally eats meat.

Lacto-Ovo vegetarian: One who eats eggs, plant products, dairy products. 

Ovo-vegetarian: One who eats eggs and plant products. An ovo-vegetarian does not take dairy products.

Pollo-vegetarian/ Pollotarian: A semi-vegetarian who takes plant products and poultry products such as chicken, turkey, duck.

Pescetarian: One eats fish and seafood.

Pesce-pollotarian: One who eats fish, seafood. and poultry.

Meatarian: One who eats meat.

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