• It is a diet which contain food only from plant source, no animal products at all termed as a vegetarian diet.

The four main types of vegetarians are:

• Lacto-vegetarians - they consume dairy products, but no eggs. Most do consume honey.

• Ovo-vegetarians - they consume eggs, but no dairy. Most do consume honey.

• Lacto-ovovegetarians - they consume eggs and dairy. Most do consume honey.

• Vegans - only consume plant-based foods (no dairy, eggs or honey)

Health benefits of being vegetarian:

Disease-specific benefits:

• Decreased risk of mortality

• Lower incidence of heart disease symptoms

• Lower incidence of hypertension

• Lower incidence of type 2 diabetes

• Improved risk profile for kidney disease (lower glomerular filtration rate)

• Decreased risk of prostate and colorectal cancers.