The expression ‘we are what we eat’ is not just an expression but a reality. There is a relationship between diet and disease.
Some people believe it’s healthier to be vegetarian. But being vegetarian doesn’t mean you have to eat only vegetables. There is also the choice of flexitarian and pescatarian. The Pescatarian is the self-proclaimed vegetarian who abstains completely from meat but eats fish. While the Flexitarian is the term coined to describe those who eat mostly vegetarian but occasionally eat meat.
The word Flexitarian was originally coined in a magazine review of a new restaurant who described their offerings as ‘flexitarian’; a menu that was leaning towards vegetarianism but with a hint of animal protein. Although this term is recognized in the dictionary, it isn’t recognized by most vegetarian groups. The idea that a person can be called a vegetarian who eats meat sometimes appears to be paradoxical.
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