****I have a question about uhm, vegetarianism? lol****?

Question

If vegetarianism is a word...Anyways, why do some people who consider themselves vegetarians think that it's ok to eat like fish, but not other animal flesh? Because it's like the same thing? Just always wondered...

Answer 1

Vegetarianism is a word and vegetarians eat no meat whatsoever.
Those who eat fish are not vegetarians.
Easy peasy lol

Answer 2

I am a vegan myself, which means that I do not eat any animal products whatsoever. No meat, no eggs, no milk, no cheese, etc... I have done an immense amount of research before I decided to follow that route, so I feel qualified to answer your question. The reason many vegetarians eat only fish and no other meats, is one of many reasons. There is the argument that fish are not advanced enough creatures to have a complex nervous system to feel pain on a level the same as mammals and birds. Therefore, you could be able to eat a fish without feeling bad that it had suffered and undergone as much pain as cows and chickens do in their meat producing factories. Also, If the individual in question is only refraining from meat-eating for health reasons, they would argue that fish is actually not unhealthy. It is one of the better meats for you, as it is it very low in fat and contains minerals like iron which are excellent for your immune system. And yes, vegetarianism is a word. Feel free to ask me if you have any further questions.

Answer 3

In the true sense, they are not vegetarians. Vegetarians eat no animal flesh period.

Magnus: Eggs are not fetuses. They are not fertilized so they can never become a chicken. Lacto-Ovo vegetarians do include dairy and eggs in their diets though. The key here is that there are a few different types of vegetarians but NONE of them eat flesh at all.

Answer 4

Being a vegetarian is RELATIVE to the lifestyle of the surrounding diners. If everyone you know eats a big slab of meat at every meal, then your occasional piece of fish is of no consequence. Most of what you eat is vegetables, therefore your diet is based on vegetarian eating...vegetable protein, etc. Fish is a break, not the usual main dish.
The only people who think differently are political vegans and this has less to do with eating and dietary choices and more to do with the disgust of eating animals.

Answer 5

A vegetarian is someone living on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, vegetables and fruits with or without the use of dairy products and eggs (preferably free-range).

A vegetarian does not eat any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, or slaughter by-products such as gelatine or animal fats.
Types of Vegetarian

* Lacto-ovo-vegetarian. Eats both dairy products and eggs. This is the most common type of vegetarian diet.
* Lacto-vegetarian. Eats dairy products but not eggs.
* Vegan. Does not eat dairy products, eggs, or any other animal product.
* Fruitarian. A type of vegan diet where very few processed or cooked foods are eaten. Consists mainly of raw fruit, grains and nuts. Fruitarians believe only plant foods that can be harvested without killing the plant should be eaten.
* Macrobiotic. A diet followed for spiritual and philosophical reasons. Aims to maintain a balance between foods seen as ying (positive) or yang (negative). The diet progresses through ten levels, becoming increasingly restrictive. Not all levels are vegetarian, though each level gradually eliminates animal products. The highest levels eliminate fruit and vegetables, eventually reaching the level of a brown rice diet.

Other terms can be used in describing various vegetarian diets, though their exact meaning can differ. The term strict vegetarian may refer to a vegan diet, though in other cases it may simply mean a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet. The terms common or broad vegetarian may be used to refer to lacto-ovo-vegetarians. Demi-vegetarian is a term sometimes used to describe persons who eat no or little meat but may eat fish. Persons consuming fish but no meat are sometimes called pescetarians.

Answer 6

Vegetarians, as a whole, do not eat red meat. Some also choose to exclude poultry (pollo-veg) and/or seafood (pesco-veg). Because chicken and fish are indeed meat, it's debatable whether most would call it vegetarianism, but they are accepted forms.

Many veg's, in additon to actual flesh, eliminate non-meat animal products like gelatin and caesin. It varies a lot, though.

Drop all meat, but eat eggs and dairy, you're "lacto-ovo-vegetarian"
Drop all dairy products, and eat eggs, you're "ovo-vegetarian"
Drop eggs in all forms, but consume dairy, you're "lacto-vegetarian"

No eggs OR dairy, plus, no non-meat animal products, including honey, and you're, by definition, "vegan".

Go even further, and eat only plants and plant products (nothing grown with bacteria), and you're "macrobiotic" *please note, some macrobiotics DO eat meat. There's more to the philosophy than being non-meat-eaters. So, it's not technically a form of vegetarianism*

Vow not to cook your food, or do anything but pick and eat, and you're "raw-vegan", "raw-macrobiotic", or just "raw".

SO, to answer your question, there are, in fact, EIGHT forms af vegetarianism. (macro's don't count) pollo, pesco, pollo-pesco, ovo, lacto, lacto-ovo, vegan, and raw.

Source(s):

veg, myself (l-o-veg, in case you're curious)

Answer 7

it's just another composition, another elements, plus organism reactionates different to it because fish meet grows up in the water and the animal has another type of food than the animals raised on the land. I've heard it's helping to improve memory.

Answer 8

they are not really vegetarians, beacause vegetarians are people who don`t eat any type of meat or even eggs

Answer 9

haha.........yes I do participate in vegitarianism......ha.haha....hold on I really don't eat any meat some vegitarians eat fish because, it gives them protein.....What is your prefence for food...next time you eat a steak think about the look on the cows face when they killed it for the meat or chickens when there body looses controll while they are fighting for their lives just until their heads are cut off.....sorry this is vegitarianism and I would not put you down for being Carnivorous.

Answer 10

YOu really do not have to do MUCH RESEARCH at all, he'll tell you in his own words that he is BLUFFING from the wide rim.... so as to say it is out of compassion as to why one should BE VEGAN, one should go this route out of an "automatic SENSE of it all" ~ IT IS TRUE, IT IS TRUE TO SAY. BE VEGAN TODAY.

murder is murder, man must come to realize this...one by one, if man wishes to "move one".

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