Hi all!
We are going to write about the differences between these types of dietary requirements and what they mean in this blog. Many people have chosen to be vegetarian, pescatarian or vegan for their own reasons. There are different types of vegetarians, so here are the facts and differences. We are going to explain what they mean and help you understand the differences below:
Vegetarian (vegetarianism): Vegetarians do not eat meat products such as meat, chicken, pork, fish or lamb and abstain from meat. A vegetarian diet is derived from plants, with or without eggs and dairy.
Ovo-Vegetarian: Ovo-vegetarians only eat eggs, but abstain from meat and dairy products.
Lacto-Vegetarian: Lacto-vegetarians only eat dairy (yoghurt, cows milk, etc) but abstain from all eggs and meat.
Pescatarian (or Pesce-Vegetarian): Pescatarians do eat seafood but abstaining from all meat. However, pescatarians can eat eggs and dairy or no dairy/eggs at all.
Flexitarian (Semi-Vegetarian): It is a term used to describe those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet but occasionally eat meat.
Vegan: A vegan diet abstains from all animal and meat products. It also includes dairy-free and lactose-free diets and gluten-free as well.
It takes commitment to be any type of diet of your choice. And these kinds of vegetarian diets can be beneficial for weight loss.
Would you become a vegetarian, vegan or a pescatarian? It's up to you.
We hope this helps.
Have a good week!
NKH Fitness Team x