Vegetarian General Definitions

Vegetarianism is defined as the practice of not eating meat, poultry, fish, or by-products, with or without the use of dairy or egg.
Often subdivided into lacto-ovo and lacto.
Vegetarians may or may not try to minimize the use of animals for food is not like a vegan.
Lacto-ovo Vegetarian: such as vegan, but also eat eggs and dairy products. This is a vegetarian form of the most 'popular'.
Lacto Vegetarian: same as vegan, but also eat dairy products.
Veggie - Short calls for a VEGETARIAN; often include vegans.
Strict vegetarian: originally meant vegan, now can mean vegan or vegetarian.
The term 'Vegetarian' was created in 1847. first was used formally on September 30 that year by Joseph Brotherton and others, at Northwood Villa in Kent, England. It was a meeting of the inauguration of the Vegetarian Society UK.
This word comes from the Latin 'vegetus', which means the whole, healthy, fresh, alive; (do not connected with the 'vegetable-probir' - people who imagined living myth entirely of vegetables but no nuts, fruits, seeds, and so on!)
Before the year 1847, those who do not eat meat are generally known as 'Pythagorean' or follow the 'Pythagorean System', according to Pythagoras 'vegetarian' of ancient Greece.
Original definition of 'vegetarian' is', with or without eggs or dairy products "and this definition is still used by the Vegetarian Society today. After all, most vegetarians in India exclude eggs into their diet, as well as those of the classical Mediterranean lands, as an example of Pythagoras.
Why become a vegetarian?
If you have a chance to save one life - or thousands of lives - would not you be doing? Do not use animal products in your life is something that is fairly simple things you can do, with great effect. Humans have evolved so high, with so many advantages ... we should not use one of our strengths, compassion, to save other animals?
Definitions of other terms are confusing
Semi-Vegetarians: Eat less meat than the average person. See also Pseudo-VEGETARIAN.
Pseudo-Vegetarian: Confess as a vegetarian, but not. Often used by to describe SEMI-VEGETARIAN VEGETARIAN, and PESCETARIAN.
Pescetarian: Similar to VEGETARIAN, but also consumes fish. (Often a person who avoids the techniques 'factory farm' ...) See also Pseudo-VEGETARIAN.
Fruitarian: Same as vegan, but eat only foods that do not kill the plant (apples can be harvested without killing the tree, while the carrots can not).
Vegetables Consumer: Means anyone who consumes vegetables. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
Herbivore: Most eat grass or plants. Not always VEGETARIAN.
Plant-eater: Most eat plants. Not necessarily a VEGETARIAN.
Non-meat eaters: Not eating meat. Most definitions do not consider fish, poultry, or seafood as the meat. Fats and oils of animal, bone, and skin are not considered meat.
Kosher: Made according to Jewish dietary laws are complex. Does not indicate vegan in any case. Lacto-ovo did not show VEGETARIAN in any case. Even Kosher products containing milk products may contain several types of animals that are not considered 'meat'.
Pareve / Parve: One category in the kosher dietary laws. Made without meat and dairy products or its results. Eggs and fish, including pareve, shellfish are not.
Nondairy: Percentage of fat contained in milk is not enough to be called dairy. May contain milk or milk products.
Without meat: Made without meat. May contain eggs, milk, and cheese. Sometimes even contain animal fats, seafood, fish, poultry.
Is Macrobiotic it?
According to this article and Stanley Zlotkin Donna Secker in Essentials of Human Nutrition, "macrobiotic diet consists of rice with skins, beans and vegetables with a bit of fermented foods, grains, and fruits; without the consumption of animal products" (I am less sure with the last part - I think fish are allowed in the macrobiotic diet).
The authors warn that "the kids who consume macrobiotic diet, telas relationship has been demonstrated between diet, nutritional advice, physical and biochemical facts lack some nutrients including iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and riboflavin. The slower growth rate and the reported incidence of nutritional diseases such as rickets, kwashiorkor and anemia.
Vegan: does not eat animal flesh (red meat, poultry, fish, and seafood), animal products (eggs and milk), and usually do not eat honey and do not use or wear animal products (leather, silk, wool, lanolin, gelatin ... ).
The main vegan society of not allowing the honey, but some "vegans" still use it. Some "vegans" also refuse to eat yeast products.
Vegan diet: follow the way of eating vegan, but do not always try to not use the benefits of non-food animals.
Why Vegan?
Veganism can be defined as a way of life that wants to remove, as far as still as possible and still be carried out, all forms of exploitation, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing, and other purposes.
The term refers to the practice of a vegan diet discard the use of * all * the results of animal - including meat, fish, poultry, eggs, animal milk, honey, and its results.
Queasy against the inherent cruelty of dairy farming, livestock, and poultry is probably the one reason in particular will be the adoption of veganism, but many were drawn to him for health, environmental, spiritual and other reasons.
"Land, energy and water resources used for the farm ranged from 10 to 1000 times greater than what is required to produce plant foods by the same amount. Also, farming is not just * use * these resources, but rather * spend *.
All this is visible in history. Most of the world's land surfaces, erosion, water run out of land, and deforestation - factors now threatening the basis of our food system - is the result of a destructive form of food production is "(Keith Akers, p. 81," A Vegetarian Sourcebook ", 1989).
Words frequently used:
Vegan: does not consume animal flesh (meat, poultry, fish, and seafood), animal products (eggs and milk), and usually do not eat honey and use as well as the use of animal products (leather, silk, wool, lanolin, gelatin ...). The main vegan society of not allowing the honey, but some "vegans" still use it.
Strict vegetarian: originally meant vegan, now can mean vegan or vegetarian. Pure vegetarian: same as strict vegetarians.
How is "vegan" pronounced?
Vegan word coined by Donald Watson in the 1940s. Pronounced "vee-gun". This is the most common pronunciation in the UK today. No one can say the pronunciation is "wrong", then this is also the politically correct pronunciation.
In the U.S., common pronunciations are "vee-jan" and "vay-gn" and also "vee-gn", though the American Vegan Society says the correct pronunciation is the same as the pronunciation in English.
UK, U.S., and other places has a different pronunciation. Sometimes this is a sensitive subject, so ready to change your pronunciation ...
A little history
The following are the words of Donald in the early days (1945):
'Vegetarian' and 'Fruitarian' are connected with the community that allow the 'fruits' of cows and poultry, then we must create a new and appropriate word ... I've been using the title 'Vegan News'. If we take these words, our diet will soon be known as a vegan diet and we're going to be promoted as a vegan.