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Many people seem to confuse a vegetarian diet with a vegan diet. While these two diets are very similar, they do have their differences.
Vegetarianism has a few different types and is a personal preference that can de influenced by religion, culture or ethical reasons. For the most part, a vegetarian has a diet of fruits and vegetables and excludes any form of red meat. Some vegetarian diets include dairy products and eggs or one or neither. Some vegetarians are also conscious of certain processed foods as they contain animal products in them. However, new or casual vegetarians don’t know that some processed foods contain animal products.
Semi-vegetarians may also consume fish and poultry but not red meat. Other vegetarians see it as OK to have meat occasionally, however, this isn’t a true vegetarian.
Veganism removes all animal based products from their lives. Unlike dietary vegans and vegetarians which only eliminate animal products from their diet only. Vegans practice more of a lifestyle then vegetarians do. Some people will claim to be vegetarians, but will still eat meat on occasion.
Studies have been done to show the benefits of a vegan and vegetarian diet. Humans are the only animal to drink another species milk. Modern vegetarians seem to turn to this lifestyle once presented with the facts on how animals are treated during the growth process. Most animals raised for food are given growth hormones and antibiotics to prevent disease. Both of which are harmful to humans.
