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How Can Vegetarians Avoid Protein Deficiencies?
A vegetarian diet is a meal plan that contains little or no animal products.
Types of vegetarian diets include:
- Vegan: Diet consists of only foods of plant origin.
- Lacto-vegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods plus some or all dairy products.
- Lacto-ovovegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods, dairy products, and eggs.
- Semi- or partial vegetarian: Diet consists of plant foods and may include chicken or fish, dairy products, and eggs. It does not include red meat.
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