What are the different types of vegetarians?

A vegetarian is a person or animal with a diet exclusively of plant material.

Some people choose to eat a vegetarian diet for various health, ethical, ecological, or religious reasons. Within vegetarianism there are several sub-categories:

Some subcategories of Vegetarianism include:

True Vegetarian, or Strict Vegetarian. Those who follow this diet eat only plant based foods that include: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, roots, etc. They do not eat the meat of any animal.

Fruitarian -- Fruitarians will only eat raw fruits and seeds (they only eat food that has fallen). They believe that eating cooked food is less healthful than only eating raw food.

Vegan -- don't eat any animal products, with some going so far as to ban honey and lanolin.

Some subcategories of Partial, or Pseudo-vegetarianism include:

Ovo-lacto vegetarian -- (literal translation is egg-milk vegetarian) eat dairy and eggs, but will not eat other animal products, including gelatin, tallow, or fish.

Pescitarian -- (literal translation is fish eater) include fish and other seafood in their diet, but not other meats.

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