Semi-vegetarianism is a term used to describe the practice of excluding some meat (particularly red meat) from the diet while still consuming limited amounts of poultry, fish, and/or seafood[1][2]. In many references, a semi-vegetarian is also a flexitarian or "almost vegetarian". The term semi-vegetarian is sometimes also referred to as a diet that excludes "red meat". Semi-vegetarian diets are not vegetarian diets, which exclude ingestion of all animal flesh.[3][4]
Types
- Flexitarianism - Mostly avoiding all meat, but eating it under some situations.
- Pollotarianism - Mammalian meat, fish, and seafood is excluded, but chicken or other poultry is not.
- Pescetarianism - Mammalian meat and poultry is excluded, but fish and seafood are not.
See also
References
- ^ University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics website, [1] Excerpt: "Semi-vegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods and may include chicken or fish, dairy products, and eggs. It does not include red meat."
- ^ Nemours Foundation/TeensHealth[2] Excerpt: "Some people consider themselves semi-vegetarians and eat fish and maybe a small amount of poultry as part of a diet "
- ^ "Vegetarian". Compact Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/vegetarian?. Retrieved on 2008-06-15. "a person who does not eat meat for moral, religious, or health reasons. ['meat' is defined as 'the flesh of an animal as food']"
- ^ "Definition of 'vegetarian'". Vegetarian Society. http://www.vegsoc.org/info/definitions.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-15.
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2008-10-16 13:29:41
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