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Introduction (from Wikipedia):Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes meat (including game and slaughter by-products; fish, shellfish and other sea animals; and poultry). There are several variants of the diet, some of which also exclude eggs and/or some products p

Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish or poultry but they tend to consume dairy products and eggs. Lacto-vegetarians consume dairy products but not eggs, ovo-vegetarians eat eggs but not dairy products and lacto-ovo-vegetarians eat eggs as well as dairy products. Vegetarians also do not eat products that contain gelatine or other meat-based products.

The difference between a vegan and a vegetarian is that vegans eliminate all animal products from their diet, including dairy and eggs. Those following a vegan lifestyle generally do not wear leather and avoid products made from animals such as wool, silk and down. Vegans’ tremendous humanity for animals is an abiding, overriding conviction in their lives.

The vegan point of view is that animals are not here to be exploited by man, and that commercialization of animals necessarily involves a fundamental, inhumane component and lack of respect for basic life.

From a nutrition point of view, the only difference is that vegans need to take a B12 and amino acid supplement, since they have no dietary source of these nutrients. You can get all the nutrients you need on a lacto-ovo (eggs and milk) vegetarian diet without supplements.

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Really mean people here. Bet he wouldn't talk like that to your face. Hope he chokes on a pork chop. OH, that wasn't nice of me. This place makes people mean
- by 24.140.69.45 on 2009-10-26 23:12:17
Isn't a plant a living thing? What is special about animals?
- by 99.147.240.211 on 2009-10-09 07:06:23
I really think that being vegetarian is only a transitional state to becoming a vegan. I just read an article on how vegan diet is more beneficial than vegetarian here http://evolvingwellness.com/posts/743/the-benefits-of-being-vegan-over-vegetarian/ - although it is still a choice to personal growth and evolution that only the individual can make.
- by 64.231.169.57 on 2009-09-23 19:46:39
do vegans and vegetarians wear leather??
- by 68.117.83.240 on 2009-09-16 03:25:14
But Vegan ARE holy-er than thou... Is that not easy to see. Think about. How can you call yourself a spiritual being if you exploit another living thing... I don't know. It just seems wrong to me. I'll even go as far as to shame on Tibetan monks for their butter and barley! Surely the village cow treated with respect and equality is more acknowledging, but really, how would you like it if people were tuggin on YOUR nipples all the time. That's just wrong... am I wrong, I don't know...?
- by 69.232.38.114 on 2009-08-24 04:03:09
i am all for believing in the "to each his own" kind of thing. as long as vegetarians/vegans don't begin their oh-holier-than-thou speeches and leave meat eaters alone, i think that meat eaters will also stop becoming so critical and sometimes violent towards vegan/vegetarian people. some people actually LIKE eating meat, by choice, and even with the knowledge of its dangers. i guess my point here is that we should leave each other to decide what kind of dietary regiments we follow, meat-eating or otherwise.
- by 121.97.73.50 on 2009-07-14 02:45:19
Sorry, but if you eat eggs you are not a vegan, even if your chickens are raised in humane conditions. You would be an ovo-vegetarian and props to you for eating your protein from a humane source. I'm pretty sure that B12 is only in animal products, however it may be in fruits and vegetables as well, just in minuscule amounts, so I would recommend taking a supplement anyways. Also, I disagree with the person who says we are changing our nature by being vegetarian. Yes, our bodies are built to eat, process, and digest vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and meats, but think of how few people really eat all of those food each day. Most of us eat refined sugar or high fructose corn syrup every day which our body is not designed to eat, and anyways most humans always try to "improve" themselves, which could be changing their "nature." I don't believe someones nature is fixed. Our bodies and our personalities are malleable.
- by 71.150.250.57 on 2009-07-01 22:40:52
all of you are crazy, if it came down to it, i would eat you if i had to
- by 98.203.160.195 on 2009-06-28 17:58:15
Well, I don't know if this is the right place to put this, but I'm trying to become a person that doesn't eat meat. I don't know if I want to be a Vegan or be a Vegetarian. But see, my dad has 12 chickens, and they have very good living conditions. They lay eggs when they want to, not when we want them to. We collect eggs from them and they are enough to feed a family of three and have some still left over to give away in the summer, and enough to still feed us in the winter. Does that mean I can't be a Vegan? Because even though they are eggs the animals that laid them are very well taken care of. Isn't the whole point of being a Vegetarian/Vegan not eating meat from abused animals? Excuse my spelling.
- by 65.191.29.96 on 2009-06-26 18:43:42
Vitamin B12 can be found in citris and leafy green vegetables
- by 67.173.134.108 on 2009-06-04 02:09:44
You down there calling us crazy or whatever, guess what! YOU SUCK! And your a bitch! A big fat screwy stupid dumbass bitch! If we don't want to kill over two thousand animals in our life in that's our business! So fuck off and get a life! BITCH!!!
- by 98.65.215.40 on 2009-05-27 19:18:06
I'm sorry darling, but you should try to be a little more respectful toward other people's beliefs. Thank you.
- by 208.124.39.40 on 2009-05-26 17:37:05
Pardon me for pointing this out, but since B12 was invented in 1948, in the grand scheme of things, Veganism is a relatively new phenomenon. Without B12 and other amino acid supplements, a "true" Vegan would have died from anemia. To me this merely points out that a true "Vegan" has a screw loose in their head. On the other hand, a vegetarian is also ignoring their true nature, given the fact of evolution that you were'nt born with flat plant-grinding teeth throughout your entire outh.
- by 75.107.151.76 on 2009-04-26 15:35:03