Why do some vegetarians eat dairy products while some don't? What do you call a vegetarian who eats eggs? What in the world is a semi-vegetarian? And how do you choose which veggie diet is for you? These days, people are increasingly concerned about what they eat.
And rightly so.
With so many food-related sicknesses nowadays, you can never be too sure about what you put into your mouth.
Gone are the days when you could simply eat whatever is set in front of you.
As that hackneyed saying goes: you are what you eat.
And if what you eat is fatty, high in cholesterol and calories - well, you get the picture.
That's why a lot of people have opted to become vegetarians in recent years.
But sometimes the whole vegetarian concept can get very confusing.
What exactly are the different kinds of vegetarianism? And what kind of veggie diet is required for each? Well, you're about to find out.

• Semi Vegetarians - Semi vegetarians may eat poultry and fish, but their diets are composed mainly of fruits and vegetables.
  A lot of new "veggie converts" start here.
  
• Pesci Vegetarians - These types eat fish but not poultry.
  
• Lacto Vegetarians - Lacto vegetarians exclude all forms of meat from their diet; including fish, poultry and eggs.
  They, however, eat dairy products.
  
• Ovo Vegetarians - The complete opposite of lacto vegetarians, ovo vegetarians include eggs in their veggie diet, but stay away from dairy.
  
• Vegan - A stricter form of vegetarianism, vegans eliminate not only meat from their diets, but also all animal products.
  This means no eggs, dairy, honey, gelatin and other food products related to animals.
  
• Macrobiotic Vegan - Perhaps the strictest form of vegetarianism, macrobiotic vegans exclude all the food items mentioned above.
  Moreover, they also exclude all processed or refined food from their veggie diets, including those that have caffeine or preservatives in them.