World Vegetarian Day - 01 October.

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day. The day kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month. World Vegetarian Day was established to provide education and awareness about vegetarian diets.

Most vegetarians abstain from eating meat. However, there are different types of vegetarian diets. The most common ones include:

1. Lacto-ovo vegetarian – doesn’t eat meat but does eat eggs and dairy products
2. Vegan – doesn’t eat meat products or any food that comes from animals
3. Raw vegan – doesn’t eat foods cooked above 115 degrees F.
4. Macrobiotic – eats only unprocessed vegan foods, including whole grains and fish occasionally
5. Pescatarian – the only meat they eat is fish
6. Flexitarian – eat mostly a vegetarian diet but meat on occasion

There are many reasons people choose to become vegetarians. Some don’t agree with eating meat from animals because they think it’s inhumane. Others become vegetarians for health reasons. It’s believed that vegetarian diets can reduce heart disease. Some believe this type of diet better helps to preserve the Earth.

There are about 355 million vegetarians in the world. OF all the countries, India has the most vegetarians. Mainly due to religious beliefs, nearly 40% of India’s population doesn’t eat meat. Other countries with high numbers of vegetarians include Israel, Taiwan, Italy, Austria, and Germany.

The North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS) founded World Vegetarian Day in 1977. The special day was endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union in 1978.

Source: https://worldvegetarianday.navs

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