Diet that includes poultry in an otherwise vegetarian diet
Pollotarianism
Chicken and vegetables; foodstuffs compatible with a pollotarian diet
Description
A diet in which poultry is the only meat
Related Dietary Choices
Related diets
Veganism,
Vegetarianism,
Semi-vegetarianism,
Pescetarianism,
Plant-based diet
Diet classification table
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t
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Comparison of selected vegetarian and semi-vegetarian diets (view template)
Plants
Dairy
Eggs
Seafood
Poultry
All other animals
Vegetarianism
Ovo-lacto vegetarianism
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Ovo vegetarianism
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Lacto vegetarianism
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Veganism
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Semi-vegetarianism
Flexitarianism
Yes
Yes
Yes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes
Pollotarianism
Yes
Maybe
Maybe
Maybe
Yes
No
Pescetarianism
Yes
Maybe
Maybe
Yes
No
No
Pollotarianism is the practice of adhering to a diet that incorporates poultry as the only source of meat in an otherwise vegetarian diet.[1][2]
While pollo specifically means chicken in both Spanish and in Italian (with pollame meaning poultry in general in Italian), pollotarians are known to incorporate different forms of poultry, like duck and turkey in their diet.[3] Pollotarians may also eat dairy products.[4] The term "pollo-vegetarian" was first used in nutritional textbooks in the 1980s to describe a semi-vegetarian diet that incorporates poultry.[5][6][7] Historian Rod Preece describes pollotarians as "those who refrain from mammals but are willing to eat the flesh of birds notably chickens."[8]
Reasons why people adopt a pollotarian diet ranges from health concerns arising from consumption of red meat while not willing to either give up meat altogether or not wanting to compromise on nutrients to reducing one's carbon footprint to ethical reasons.[9]
^Lagua, Rosalinda T; Claudio, Virginia S. (2012). Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary. Chapman & Hall. p. 356. ISBN 978-94-011-6880-9
^Chakrabarty, Kaveri; Chakrabarty, A. S. (2019). Textbook of Nutrition in Health and Disease. Springer. p. 296. ISBN 978-981-15-0961-2
^Miller, Korin. (2019). "The 7 Types Of Vegetarian Diets From Lacto-Ovo To Vegan, Explained By A Nutritionist". Women's Health. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^Hogan, Mary Ann; Wane, Daryle. (2002). Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Reviews & Rationales. Prentice Hall. p. 8. ISBN 978-0130304599
^Albala, Ken. (2015). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, Volume 1. SAGE Publications. p. 1429. ISBN 978-14522-4301-6
^Green, Marilyn L; Harry, Joann. (1981). Nutrition in Contemporary Nursing Practice. Wiley. p. 205. ISBN 978-0471038924
^Guthrie, Helen Andrews. (1989). Introductory Nutrition. Times Mirror/Mosby College Publishing. p. 602. ISBN 9780801622014
^Preece, Rod. (2008). Sins of the Flesh: A History of Ethical Vegetarian Thought. UBC Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7748-15093
^Laskarina (2022-01-04). "Pollotarian: I do not eat meat, only chicken". Womanlandia. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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