What is the difference between a Vegetarian and a Vegan?!


Question: A vegetarian diet consists of foods which do not include meat, as well as, in many cases animal fats/oils etc.

A vegan will not consume anything which supports the farming of animals. So, not only does this include meat, but also dairy products and so on (as well as materials in some cases). This decision is almost always made based on animal welfare. However, there is the exception of a few who choose to become vegan based on the belief that a diet consisting of food-types such as fruit, nuts and seeds to be more appropriate for the human digestive system. This is based on the idea that carnivores have shorter digestive tracts as mean tends to putrefy in the intestines faster than plant-life. We have longer digestive-tracts, as well as many other features which suggest we were not built for eating meat.


Answers: A vegetarian diet consists of foods which do not include meat, as well as, in many cases animal fats/oils etc.

A vegan will not consume anything which supports the farming of animals. So, not only does this include meat, but also dairy products and so on (as well as materials in some cases). This decision is almost always made based on animal welfare. However, there is the exception of a few who choose to become vegan based on the belief that a diet consisting of food-types such as fruit, nuts and seeds to be more appropriate for the human digestive system. This is based on the idea that carnivores have shorter digestive tracts as mean tends to putrefy in the intestines faster than plant-life. We have longer digestive-tracts, as well as many other features which suggest we were not built for eating meat.

Vegans eat no dairy as well as no meat.

A vegetarian is someone who doesn't eat meat. A vegan is someone who doesn't eat food created by animals, such as milk and honey.

A vegetarian will eat animal protein, such as eggs, milk and cheese, a vegan will not.

Some vegans will also go so far as to not wear any clothing that comes from animals, such as leather.

Vegan=no dairy
Vegetarian=no meat

Vegetarians don't eat anything that had a face. vegans do not eat anything that comes from something that had a face.

vegetarian- excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products

vegan -for example, excludes all animal products from diet. Including honey. By some definitions, animal products are not used for attire either, whether or not the production of clothing or items has directly involved the actual death of an animal

vegans wont eat any kind of animal product. No meat, eggs, milk, cream etc. They also wont wear leather shoes or anything that has come from an animal. Vegetarians do all of the above, they are just meat free.

A vegetarian does not eat meat. They have strict diets of vegetables. Vegans don't eat meat, also, but they try not to associate anything with animal slaughter. For example, they do not wear animal clothing, eat animal meat, or whatever purpose. Vegans want to keep animals alive, however vegetarians only dislike eating meat.

Vegetarians don't eat meat, but will eat other animal bi-products such as cheese, eggs, milk etc.

Vegans won't eat any animal bi-products, so basically anything that comes from animals or contain animal bi-products. Some vegans are even against wearing/using leather or other materials made with animal skins or bones.

vegetarians don't eat meat, vegans take it to the extreme and don't eat anything made by animals, like eggs, honey, milk.

vegan doesn't eat anything that comes from an animal or is an animal.
vegetarians can eat stuff that comes like; eggs, cheese, milk. etc.
but not animals.

a vegetarian doesn't eat any meat or animals.
a vegan doesn't eat any animal products that come from any animal. so if something had milk in the ingredients, vegans wouldn't eat it because the milk comes from cows. there are other animal products like butter, some oils and other things

a vegetarian won't eat animals. a vegan won't eat any animal based products (milk, eggs, gelatin, etc.)





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