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Nutritional Choice of the Month - April 2011:
“Vegetarian Types”
Vegetarian diets are correlated with significantly lower cholesterol and saturated fat intake. There are many different types of vegetarians. You may be one and not even realize it. The main types of vegetarians are as follows:
- “Flexitarians”- Avoid some, but not all, animal products; limit their intake of red meat
- “Lacto-vegetarians”- Consume diary products, but limit intake of other animal products.
- “Ovo-vegetarians”- Include eggs in their diet but avoid other animal products.
- “Pesco-vegetarians”- Eat fish and may eat eggs and dairy, but avoid meat and poultry.
- “Vegans”- The strictest type of vegetarian; they avoid every sort of animal-derived food/product.
