Plant-based diet
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Plant-based diet may refer to:
- HerbivoreHerbivoreHerbivores are organisms that are anatomically and physiologically adapted to eat plant-based foods. Herbivory is a form of consumption in which an organism principally eats autotrophs such as plants, algae and photosynthesizing bacteria. More generally, organisms that feed on autotrophs in...
: an animal that is adapted to eat plants and not meat. - VeganismVeganismVeganism is the practice of eliminating the use of animal products. Ethical vegans reject the commodity status of animals and the use of animal products for any purpose, while dietary vegans or strict vegetarians eliminate them from their diet only...
: refers to a plant-based diet, with absolutely no food from animal sources (strict vegetarian diet); or completely eliminating the use of animal products for ethical reasons. Consuming other species that are neither plant nor animal, such as fungi, protists, and bacteria, is generally accepted. - FruitarianismFruitarianismFruitarianism involves the practice of following a diet that includes fruits, nuts and seeds, without animal products, vegetables and grains. Fruitarianism is a subset of dietary veganism....
: a form of veganism, in which meals consist primarily of fruit. - Raw veganismRaw veganismRaw veganism is a diet that combines veganism and raw foodism. It excludes all food of animal origin, and all food cooked above 48 degrees Celsius . A raw vegan diet includes raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, grain and legume sprouts, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs, and...
: a form of veganism, in which food is uncooked or only dehydrated.
See also
- VegetarianismVegetarianismVegetarianism encompasses the practice of following plant-based diets , with or without the inclusion of dairy products or eggs, and with the exclusion of meat...
: a plant-based diet that may include eggs, milk, and cheese. - Macrobiotic dietMacrobiotic dietA macrobiotic diet , from "macro" and "bios" , a dietary regimen which involves eating grains as a staple food supplemented with other foodstuffs such as local vegetables avoiding the use of highly processed or refined foods and most animal products...
: a plant-based diet with occasional seafood. - Semi-vegetarianismSemi-vegetarianismSemi-vegetarianism is a term used to describe diets that are vegetarian-based with the inclusion of occasional meat products. The term has no precise or widely accepted definition, but it usually denotes the following of a mainly vegetarian diet whilst eating meat occasionally...
: a plant-based diet with occasional meat products.