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People become vegetarians for many reasons. These may include religious reasons (Hindu, Moslem, Buddist, Seventh Day Adventist), health, fad, economic, or moral [against the killing of animals] reasons. Just as people are vegetarians for different reasons, the diets of vegetarians are not all the same. With careful planning, a vegetarian diet can be healthy, no matter which type of vegetarian diet you choose. Let's first define a vegetarian diet. Some people define vegetarianism loosely. They may say they are "almost" vegetarians because they don't eat red meat (but they do eat poultry and fish). However, a true vegetarian is a person who eats no meat. There are two basic kinds: VIEW ARTICLE AT University of Georgia

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