This isn't merely a national day, it's a world day. So, what is vegetarianism?
Firstly, there are many different types of vegetarianism. In general, it is the practice of avoiding the consumption of meat, but there are different types. The name is believed to, logically, come from the world vegetable, although there are claims that it actually comes from the Latin vegetus meaning lively, vigorous.
There are many reasons for not eating meat. Some are religious, some object to the consumption of sentient life and some are health based. The meat avoided is red meat, poultry, seafood and any other animal flesh. This can include any animal by-products.
Some different types of vegetarianism are as follows:
Ovo-vegetarians also eat eggs.
Lacto-vegetarians eat dairy products.
Ovo-lacto vegetarians eat dairy and eggs.
Vegans avoid any animal by-products whatsoever, which includes things that are definitely not meat such as honey.
Some people have a forced vegetarian diet, simply because there isn't any meat available. In such cases, this is not true vegetarianism, as they will eat meat if it is available - anyone in such a position cannot afford to turn down valuable protein.
Protein is a problem with the vegetarian diet. Soya is a common substitute, in things like tofu, but this has a problem as the farming of soya has caused massive devastation to the Amazon rainforest. Quorn, which uses fungus, is a better product.
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