Vegetarianism refers to voluntary abstinence from eating meat. Vegetarians refrain from eating meat for various reasons, including religious, health, and ethical ones. Lacto-ovo vegetarians supplement their diet with dairy (lactose) products and eggs (ovo). Vegans (pronounced vee-guns) do not eat any animal-derived products at all. The term vegetarian was coined in 1847, when the Vegetarian Society of the United Kingdom—the oldest organized vegetarian group in the world—was founded in Ramsgate, Kent. The Society, which has included George Bernard Shaw and Mahatma Gandhi among its members, chose the word vegetarian for its name because it is derived from the Latin vegetus, which means “lively” or “vigorous,” and because it suggests the English word vegetable. Vegetarian eating patterns have been associated with improved health outcomes including: Lower levels of obesity, a reduced risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, lower proportion of calories from fat and fewer overall calories and more fiber, potassium, and vitamin C than non-vegetarians.
Works cited:
Dupler, D., Frey, R. J., & Davidson, H. (2014). Vegetarianism. In L. J. Fundukian (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (4th ed., Vol. 4, pp. 2496-2503). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale.
Vegetarianism The Basic Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/vegetarian-and-special-diets/vegetarianism-the-basic-facts
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