What are the three types of diets?
Types of Diets
There are many ways to categorize diets, but the three primary types are typically based on the source of food and the inclusion or exclusion of animal products.
- Omnivorous Diet
- An omnivorous diet includes both plant and animal foods. Most people around the world follow some form of this diet, consuming vegetables, fruits, grains, meat, dairy, and seafood.
- Vegetarian Diet
- Vegetarians avoid meat, poultry, and fish but generally consume plant foods and may also include dairy and eggs, depending on the specific type (e.g., lacto-ovo vegetarian).
- Vegan Diet
- Vegans avoid all animal-derived products, including meat, dairy, eggs, and often honey. Their diet consists exclusively of plant-based foods.
These categories can be further divided into more specific diets (such as pescatarian, flexitarian, and raw food diets), but omnivore, vegetarian, and vegan are the broadest and most common distinctions.