innocent, such as refined sugar (white table sugar), because animal bones are used to process it.
Where things get a bit complicated is when some vegans also refuse to use other animal products, such as leather, silk, wool, feathers, and etc. For example, did you know that some lotions contain lanolin, which comes from wool? If you are a strict vegan, you have to be on your p’s and q’s because the ingredients can be very subtle.
Vegetarian
Many are not aware but there are over six types of variations of vegetarianism. Today, about five percent of the current U.S. population considers themselves to be vegetarian. A traditional vegetarian is someone who doesn’t eat meat of any kind, including beef, pork, chicken, turkey, and seafood.
However, they still eat dairy, eggs and other produce made from meat sources like milk, refined sugar and cheese. Yet still, there are many people who don’t quite match this description but still refer to themselves to this label. These variations include…
Pollotarian
Here, you’d be following a vegetarian diet for the most part but can also indulge in an occasional form of lean turkey, chicken or poultry. In reality, birds are meat, so this isn’t really a form of vegetarianism, but lots of people who call themselves vegetarians do eat a bit of chicken every so often.
Pescatarian
Same goes for pescatarians, they follow a mostly vegetarian diet but also eat