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Semi-vegetarian diets, like the Mediterranean Diet or the DASH Diet, which that limit red meat and allow for some white meat, fish, dairy and eggs. Pesco-vegetarian diet, where you avoid meat, but ...
Semi-vegetarian diets, like the Mediterranean Diet or the DASH Diet (that limit red meat and allow for some white meat, fish, dairy and eggs) Pesco-vegetarian diet (one where you avoid any meat ...
Macrobiotic diet: a plant-based diet that may include occasional fish or other seafood. [27] Cereals, especially brown rice, are the staples of the macrobiotic diet, supplemented by small amounts of vegetables and occasionally fish. Some advocates of the macrobiotic diet promote a vegetarian (or nearly vegan) approach as the ideal. [28]
Food from plants. A plant-based diet is a diet consisting mostly or entirely of plant-based foods. [1] [2] It encompasses a wide range of dietary patterns that contain low amounts of animal products and high amounts of fiber-rich [3] plant products such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices.
Vegan diets tend to be higher in dietary fiber, magnesium, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, and phytochemicals; and lower in calories, saturated fat, iron, cholesterol, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin D, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B 12. [2] Researchers agree that those on a vegan diet should take a vitamin B 12 dietary supplement. [1] [3]
Vegetarian and vegan diets are associated with lower risk factors for cancer as well as cardiometabolic diseases, according to new research published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
Ovo vegetarianism: A vegetarian diet that includes eggs, but excludes dairy. Ovo-lacto vegetarianism: A vegetarian diet that includes eggs and dairy. [144] Vegan diet: In addition to the abstentions of a vegetarian diet, vegans do not use any product produced by animals, such as eggs, dairy products, or honey. [142]
These diets may also allow for a reduction in diabetes medication and may improve insulin sensitivity by about 10% compared to non-vegetarian diets, though the evidence was weaker for these effects.