Plant-based diet

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Plant-based diet is a general term that refers to an eating pattern dominated by fresh or minimally processed plant foods and decreased consumption of meat, eggs and dairy products. [1] There is no formal definition for the term and sometimes the term is used to define a diet that excludes any meat, eggs and dairy products. Sometimes the term refers to a diet that includes animal products.

  • Herbivore: an animal that is adapted to eat plants and not meat.
  • Veganism: refers to a plant-based diet, with absolutely no food from animal sources (strict vegetarian diet); or completely eliminating the use of animal products for ethical reasons. Consuming other species that are neither plant nor animal, such as fungi, protists, and bacteria, is generally accepted.
  • Fruitarianism: a form of veganism, in which meals consist primarily of fruit.
  • Raw veganism: a form of veganism, in which food is uncooked or only dehydrated.
  • Vegetarianism: a plant-based diet that may include eggs, milk, and cheese.
  • Macrobiotic diet: a plant-based diet with occasional seafood.
  • Semi-vegetarianism: a plant-based diet with occasional meat products.

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