I know there are sub-categories of vegetarianism?

Question

What category would I fit in if only eat chicken and fish? Can you tell me the bad effects eating meat can have on a person and the benefits you have seen by becoming a vegatarian.

I apologize if I offended you. I'm just looking for information.

Answer 1

The definition of vegetarianism is the not eating animal flesh. Chicken and fish are animals, and they had to be killed in order for you to ingest their flesh. Eggs and dairy (milk and its products) are animal by-products and the animal is not killed and you are not ingesting animal flesh (eggs are considered not fertilized - but there are now fertilized eggs now and these would be prohibited by vegetarians as they would be a chicken if it wasn't prematurely killed in its fetus stage). This is where "ovo" for egg eating, and "lacto" for milk eating vegetarians.
So your eating style is still omnivore because you ingest animal flesh (and vegetables). Not eating red meat is the first step to becoming a vegetarian. You must know about the bad effects of eating red meat (anitibiotics, steroids, cholesterol, digestion and elimination problems, inflammatory responses, and more) since you don't eat them anymore. Read up on chicken and fish (especially fish! mercury poisons, and other pollutants in the water that concentrate in the fat of fish (PCBs). Then if you are brave you can look at websites that show you how chickens get from being born a chick to the breast that lays on your plate waiting for you to ingest.
Like the other answer, I noticed a drop in the amount of sickness I am susceptible to. And if I do get sick, I don't get all that mucous for days and days. I have the sniffles for a day or two, a headache, and sore throat and then I am fine in three days. I also feel lighter (light as in when you wake up in the morning and your stomache is flat and you feel great) all day long-even after eating.
My face also cleared up, and I had acne even on my back and that is gone also. And as a woman, my PMS went away (except on some months when I'm actually stressed out for some other reason it seems to increase it - but no crying and yelling at people like I use to). And I know that I am somehow contributing to the peace I want to see in the world.

Answer 2

Sorry, however there are too many persons I could omit if we have been segregated. :) Besides, each and every one has adopted an excessively exceptional course, and all of us have plenty of expertise we will furnish for every different. When a vegan or a vegetarian asks a query, there is not any approach of telling if a vegan or vegetarian can be decided on as having the great reply for that individual. I realize I have selected great reply from many vegans and vegetarians. Why lesson the pool of expertise and opinion. Also, while new persons are inquiring into our tradition, it could be a disservice for them to just have entry to part the assets they do now. You certainly not realize who's going to reply a individual's query in simply the proper approach to support them take the soar into giving up animals. And eventually, we've ample persons who assault us as a entire. The final factor (imo) we'd like is to be segregated inside ourselves. Groups regularly do great after they stick in combination, and even though we're all running in exceptional approaches, and a few are extra alongside than others, we're all at the identical course and such a lot people preserve very equivalent ideals. Now, I would not brain having an omnivore segment for all people who consume animals. That approach after we inform persons to return to the omnivore segment, or that we do not cross into the animal-eaters' segment and hassle them, we will imply it. :)

Answer 3

You're not really a veggie - more a "non-red meat eater."
Meat eaters do have a higher chance of getting food poisoning.
Benefits I've seen of becoming veggie - I get less colds than when I used to eat meat.
Downside - going out for pub meals and having "mushroom stroganoff or nothing" for food options (They've always got mushroom stroganoff - why?)
My friend is a vegan and she reckons it's made her more adventurous about trying different things.
Whatever you're diet, make sure to get a good balance. e.g. Omega Oils, iron and calcium. You can get these from a good veggie diet (i.e. one with plenty of nuts and green leafy veg).
I've also got a mild soya intolerance, but there are non-soy-based products (e.g. Quorn), which I can eat. I'm currently ovo-lacto veggie, and I've no intention to cut dairy out of my diet, mostly because with this intolerance, I think it would limit my diet too much.

Answer 4

No, sorry, eating any sort of flesh disqualifies you from the "vegetarian" category.

I have been a vegetarian and a vegan. Vegans eat nothing that has been alive, eschew dairy products and will not wear anything made from living creatures.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism:_criticism_and_controversy

I eventually settled on being a lacto ovo vegetarian (one who eats milk products and eggs) because I just think it is too hard to combine proteins in the purist vegetarian diet to make it work health wise because most vegetarian diets rely heavily on soy products: Tofu. Tofu is a dangerous food and can be toxic to your system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacto-ovo_vegetarianism

I had to give up being a vegetarian because I had a huge problem with tofu and soy products blocking my thyroid medication; I have taken for years. My hair fell out. I gained a huge amount of weight. It was not a good situation my doctor took me off all soy products.

My doctor told me no more tofu or soy; to eat some meats and he changed my thyroid medication to Armour Thyroid.

Ideally, becoming a vegetarian sounds great and makes a lot of sense but the realities of the diet are not something more people can do successfully.

Toxicity of Tofu:

http://www.mercola.com/2000/sep/17/soy_brain.htm

http://rheumatic.org/soy.htm

Answer 5

If you eat chicken and fish, you are not a vegetarian. You just don't eat red meat.

Ovo-lacto vegetarians eat egg (ovo) and milk (lacto) products.

Vegans eat no animal products, including egg, milk, and some people include honey in that.

Answer 6

Pesco-vegetarians eat fish, however strict vegetarians eat no fist, poultry or other meat. Research has indicated that people who eat meat are more prone to illnesses such as heart disease and colon cancer.

More information about the effects of meat eating can be found here:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B07E3D8153BF93BA2575BC0A967948260

There are many benefits to vegetarianism. On a general level, http://www.vegetarian-nutrition.info/updates/vegetarian_diets_health_benefits.php oulines a number of them. On a personal level, I have found my skin is clearer (I used to get more pimples etc), I feel healthier, I've lost weight, and I feel like I'm making a difference.

Answer 7

You do not fit into any category of vegetarianism at all. You are an omnivore. No Vegetarian eats any dead animals at all.