Table 1.

The various forms of the vegetarian diet

Name	Does not eat…
Ovo-lacto-vegetarian	…meat and fish products; this is what is usually meant by the term ‘vegetarian’
Lacto-vegetarian	…meat and fish products, eggs
Ovo-vegetarian	…meat and fish products, milk and dairy products
Pesco-vegetarian	…meat products
Flexitarian (normally vegetarian)	…meat and fish products; occasionally, however, small amounts of meat and fish products are consumed
Vegan	…all animal products (meat, fish, milk, eggs, honey)
Raw food	…all animal products (meat, fish, milk, eggs, honey) and cooked or processed food
Fruitarians/frugivores	…all animal products (meat, fish, milk, eggs, honey) and cooked or processed foods, including vegetables; only eats fruit, nuts and seeds