Vegetarians, vegans and vegans do not consume meat, for reasons specific to each: protecting animal causes, improving health or encouraging more sustainable agriculture. But what differentiates a vegetarian from a vegan or vegan?
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Many reasons can motivate an individual to become vegetarian, vegan or vegan, whether it’s his religion (Hinduism…), the desire to lose weight or to respect the animal cause. The vegetarians, vegans and vegans all have one thing in common: they don’t eat meat. But there are differences between them:
- vegans do not consume any animal products, so no meat, milk, eggs or honey,
- veganism cannot be reduced to a regime (vegan) is a way of life that excludes any product from animal exploitation. This means that a vegan does not buy leather shoes or sofas, gate no fur, does not use cosmetics tested on animals, nor does he go to the zoo or the circus to see shows with animals.
Different ways to be vegetarian
There are several variations in the vegetarianism :
- ovo-lacto-vegetarians do not eat meat but consume eggs, milk, dairy products; it is the most common form of vegetarianism in Europe,
- ovo-vegetarians eat eggs but no dairy products,
- lacto-vegetarians consume dairy products but no eggs,
- pesco-vegetarians agree to eat fish.
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