when ur a vegetarian does it mean u also dont eat fish?

Answer 1

Strictly speaking, vegetarians don't eat fish, but many do. These are called 'pescetarians' (from the latin pesce, fish)
It's a personal choice.
Vegans, however, would never eat fish.

Answer 2

I think, It's up to an indivigual to decide how to define their own Vegetarianism choices based on their beliefs and research that they do on Vegetarianism.

There are different Types/Categories of Vegetarianism.

Vegan - Person that Doesn't eat any animal flesh or Byproducts. Also vegans don't use animal products in their daily lives.

Lacto Vegetarian - A person that is a vegetarian, But that eats most dairy products.

Ovo Vegetarian- A person that is a vegetarian, But eats eggs.

Pesco Vegetarian- A person that is a vegetarian, but still eats fish.

There are a few more examples, but I don't know what they are right now.

I'm very proud of being a Lacto- Ovo - Pesco Vegetarian. I'm content and confident with my Vegetarian Lifestyle. I hope that I've helped you by making Vegetarianism more clear. Good Luck and Namaste. :)

Answer 3

It should... some people are very strict, while others are a little more relaxed in their diets. That is a personal decision and only to be made by the person who is going to eat that way. If you are vegetarian and want to eat eggs and fish, fine. These are lacto-oval vegetarians, meaning they consume eggs and certain dairy products. Vegans do not eat anything derived from any animal.

This is a lifestyle choice not really a diet and we need to be respectful of that choice, just as they need to respect our choice to eat meat.

Answer 4

Hi. A vegetarian doesn't eat Fish, Fowl, or Flesh. If one does eat any of those, he/she is not a vegetarian. The logical next step is to not eat any product from Fish, Fowl, or Flesh. That would include honey, butter, cheese, eggs, milk, chocolate, or juice calcium-fortified by an animal source, such as bone-meal. Yes, there are those that eat fish and call themselves vegetarian, but I wouldn't.

Answer 5

A fish is an animal because it's a living, breathing & moving creature with a nervous system, heart, flesh, skeleton & well-developed internal organs. A vegetarian doesn't eat flesh of any kind including fish. A person who still eats the flesh of fish is therefore not a true vegetarian.

Answer 6

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 7

Fish is an animal. Vegetarians do not eat animals. Nobody who is vegetarian eats fish..if they do eat it, they are not any type of vegetarian despite what some other posters are saying here.

Answer 8

A TRUE vegetarian ONLY eats vegetables (just as a fruitarian only eats fruit)! Of course there are very few of those, if any.

So, there are many kinds of "vegetarians" all with different restrictions. I eat fish but no other animal for health reasons. Yet, I call myself a "vegetarian" because it simplifies things (I don't eat cows, pigs, chickens, lamb, etc. etc.)

Answer 9

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.

Answer 10

some do some don't i didn't for about eleven years then i got pregnant and got a rare form of anaemia through not eating fish oil, now i have to eat fish or i get really ill. i still class myself as a vegetarian because i still don't eat meat! x