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Vegetarian Diet: Vegetarian means pure vegetarian diet. People on a vegetarian diet also do not eat dairy products. A vegetarian diet is based on vegetables, grains, nuts and fruits, and plant-based foods. People who follow a vegetarian diet do not eat any food products derived from animals like meat, fat, milk, curd, ghee, cheese, dairy products, honey. They eat only fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts etc. obtained from trees and plants.
Vegetarians do not follow a vegetarian diet only in food. Some people also follow vegetarianism in their lifestyle. Not only this, vegetarian followers also do not use leather or its products, wool, pearls etc. They argue that these things are obtained by harming animals
Difference between vegetarian and vegan
A vegetarian diet is based only on foods that are obtained directly from plants or made from plant-based foods. Many times people think that vegetarianism and veganism are the same, but vegetarianism and veganism are not the same. Vegetarian people also eat things like cheese, butter, milk, curd, honey in their diet.
According to a report by atmos.earth, the word 'vegan' was first used in the 50s. But its roots go back to ancient Indian and West Asian cultures. In India, Hindu saints, Buddhists and Jains ate such food many centuries ago. Their cuisine has influenced vegetarian cuisine in the rest of Asia as well as Europe. The idea of vegetarianism in Europe came from Ancient Greece. Pythagoras, who gave the famous theory of mathematics 'Pythagoras Theorem', widely promoted vegetarianism.
The number of vegetarian followers increased
According to a research conducted in America, the number of vegetarians has increased by 600 percent in the last 3 years. Whereas in Britain there has been an increase of 400 percent. According to the Vegan Association, 950 million people worldwide follow a vegan diet. At the same time, 'World Vegetarian Day' is also celebrated all over the world on 1 November.
Benefits of vegetarian diet
Vegetarian diet is considered good for health. However, according to a report, a study conducted on non-vegetarians, vegetarians and vegans shows that people who depend on plant-based foods, i.e. vegetarians, have to face some health problems. For example, deficiencies in vitamin D, vitamin B12, and iodine may occur. But people who eat a vegetarian diet have less risk of diseases like cancer.