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Vegan diets tend toward several nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat and cholesterol, and higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, antioxidant vitamins C and E and phytochemicals.[29]

A common argument is that animals have the ability to feel pleasure so killing them is wrong, because it destroys any hope of future pleasure.

unethical to treat them as property or a means to an end

Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal

Some vegetarians choose to also refrain from wearing clothing that has involved the death of animals, such as leather, silk and fur

Fruitarianism is a diet of only fruit, nuts, seeds, and other plant matter that can be gathered without harming the plant.

Macrobiotic diet is a diet of mostly whole grains and beans, though it allows the consumption of fish

Natural hygiene in its classic form recommends a diet principally of raw vegan foods

Raw veganism is a diet of fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, and vegetables

Freeganism — argues that all commodities produced under capitalism, not only those from animal sources, contribute to exploitation and avoid buying anything, including food. Freegans thus focus on acquiring foods and other commodities by means other than purchasing, including foraging for wild plants and gardening with intent to cause as little violence and ecological destruction as possible through their consumption. While many freegans are vegans or vegetarians, others will eat animal products that would otherwise go to waste on the belief that doing this does not encourage further animal exploitation.

Pescetarianism (sometimes called "Pesco-vegetarianism"😉 — A diet in which the only animals consumed are fish or other seafood

Pollotarianism — A diet in which the only animals consumed are fowl.

Flexitarianism — A diet that consists primarily of vegetarian food, but that allows occasional exceptions

It is often claimed that the word "vegetarian" was invented with the formation of the first Vegetarian Society in 1847

their website claims "[they] created the word vegetarian from the Latin 'vegetus' meaning 'lively' (which is how these early vegetarians claimed their diet made them feel) in 1847..." [3] and "[the] term vegetarian has nothing to do with vegetables, but is taken from the Latin word for lively - vegetus." [4].

Hinduism preaches that it is the ideal diet for spiritual progress and Jainism enjoins all its followers to be vegetarian.[2]

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