Abstract

Vegetarianism refers to the practice of voluntarily abstaining from eating animal flesh. Such a practice can be broken down into a number of categories such as semi-vegetarianism or flexitarianism (in which no meat is consumed although occasionally red meat or poultry are); vegetarianism strictu sensu (in which no animal protein including meat, fish, and fowl is consumed); and pure vegetarianism or veganism (in which no animals or their by-products such as milk, eggs, or honey are consumed).