Vegetarian, vegan, vegan, what differences?

With the proliferation of food scandals, the trivialization of GMOs, the hegemony of the agro-food industry ... various reasons can lead us to modify our consumption habits. Some become vegetarian, vegan or vegan. Focus on these three dietary practices. What dietary rules follow these consumers? What did they ban from their diet? Decryption.

Vegetarianism

A little history

Vegetarianism is a food practice that can be traced back to Ancient Greece. Many Greek philosophers were vegetarians, including Pythagoras, who is considered the father of vegetarianism. At first, people who excluded meat from their diet were called "Pythagoreans". Later, vegetarianism has conquered many other famous thinkers and scientists like Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and Mahatma Gandhi.

Vegetarianism, instructions for use

There are different categories of vegetarianism but we will focus on the overall definition of this term. Vegetarianism refers to a type of diet that excludes meat (red meat and white meat), fish and seafood. However, there are some nuances:

Lacto-ovo-vegetarianism: consuming products from animals such as milk or eggs
Lacto-vegetarianism: eating dairy products but not eggs
Semi-vegetarianism: excluding meat but consuming fish, seafood or even poultry. This diet is very close to the Mediterranean diet 

Veganism

Veganism is also called "strict vegetarianism" . Unlike vegetarianism, veganism is a diet that includes only foods from the plant world. Vegans reject meat, fish and seafood, but also dairy products, eggs and other animal products such as honey. Very often, a vegan is not limited to the products he consumes and opts for veganism.

Veganism

A little history

The term vegan is of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is often translated into French by vegan. This mode of feeding was created in 1944 by Donald Watson, officially the first follower of veganism. In 1948 will be founded in the United States the first Vegan Society. It was not until the 1970s that veganism became popular in North America, thanks to the World Vegetarian Congress event.

Vegan, instructions for use

Veganism can not be reduced to a specific diet: it is above all a way of life . Veganism is a way of life and a mode of consumption that seeks to exclude exploitation, suffering and cruelty to animals, whether for food, clothing, etc ... A vegan tries to live without hurting them. animals. Therefore, it excludes any product that harms the animals in their diet, but also in other facets of their life. He does not wear wool, not leather; it does not use cosmetics tested on animals, etc ... The key concept of veganism is based on the refusal of animal exploitation.

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