The Cut-And-Dry 60 Second Primer On Paleo, Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, And Other Popular Diets
Vegetarian and Vegan Diets1234
What Is It?
At its core, anyone on a vegetarian diet eats fruit, veggies, beans, grains, seeds, nuts, and oils as primary staples, and excludes all meat and fish. Vegetarianism breaks down further into 4 general classes:
- Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian — traditional and most common; excludes meat, poultry, and fish.
- Lacto-Vegetarian — excludes all meat, poultry, fish, AND eggs.
- Ovo-Vegetarian — excludes all meat, poultry, fish, AND dairy; allows eggs.
- Vegan — excludes ALL animal products, including: meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy. Also excludes any foods derived from animal products like lard (refried beans), whey (protein powder), or gelatin (Jell-O).
What Isn’t Vegetarian:
- LO-V — meat, poultry, fish
- L-V — meat, poultry, fish, eggs
- O-V — meat, poultry, fish, dairy
- Vegan — meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs; ALL animal products
Pages: Paleo | Gluten-Free | Vegetarian/Vegan | Flex/Pescatarian | Mediterr.
References, Notes, Links
- MayoClinic — Vegetarian [↩]
- MedLine — Vegetarian [↩]
- AHA — Vegetarian Diet [↩]
- USNews — Vegan/Vegetarian [↩]
Bryan DiSanto
Owner & Editor-in-Chief at Lean It UP
Bryan DiSanto is the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Lean It UP, ACE-CPT & CSN, NYU graduate, ex-fat kid, and all-around fitness/nutrition nutjob.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
When he’s not working on his (or somebody else’s) abs, whipping up Eggocados, or running a Tough Mudder, he’s probably off yelling at a Carolina Panthers game somewhere.
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