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Health Encyclopedia: What Is Vegetarianism?
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 r...
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Prostate Cancer Risk Factors
...studies, some have observed no association between high intake of well-cooked meat and prostate cancer.Vegetarian Diet. Small studies suggest that a vegetarian diet may be protective. Specific... Read more »Menstrual Disorders: Treatment
...commercial junk foods.Effects of Dietary Fats. A 2000 study reported that women who followed a low-fat vegetarian diet for two menstrual cycles experienced less pain and bloating and a shorter... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Lifestyle Changes
...and negative moods.Low-Fat, High-Fish Diets. A 2000 study reported that women who followed a low-fat vegetarian diet for 2 menstrual cycles experienced less pain and bloating and a shorter... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...only to avoid fat rather than from other motives, such as love of animals or to improve health.If the vegetarian diet coincides with rapid weight loss.If the child avoids important vegetable... Read more »Fibromyalgia: Lifestyle Changes
...arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis, some cancers, and mental decline.Vegetarian Diet. A vegan diet has no meat, dairy, or eggs and includes uncooked fruits,... Read more »Images
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