Vegetarian Diet

Lacto ovo vegetarian

- excludes meat, fish, and poultry, but allows dairy products and eggs.

Ovo Vegetarian

- excludes meat, fish, poultry, and dairy but allows eggs.

Vegetarian Diet

-Lacto -vegetarian - excludes meat, fish, poultry, and eggs, as well as food that contains them. Dairy products like milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter are also included.

Health Benefits

Have a lower body weight Have better cholesterol levels The diet reduced levels of LDL - the 'bad' cholesterol known to cause clogging in coronary arteries Have a lower risk of developing cancer Have a lower risk of developing several diseases

history and philosophy

The earliest records of vegetarianism come from the 6th century B.C., in India, Greece and the Greek civilization in Southern Italy. In all these cases vegetarianism was closely linked to a desire not to harm animalsPeople´s motivations were for ethical, environmental, or economic reasons - and sometimes a combination or two or three reasons. Approximately 70% of the world´s lacto-vegetarians are in India, it is estimated. Approximately 20% to 42% of India´s population is vegetarian.

Vegan

excludes meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products and foods that contain these products.

cons

risk of developing b12 deficiency

general benefits

suffer less from diseases, and generally have a longer life expectancy than people who eat meat.