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Table 2. General vegetarian definitions (Campbell et al., 2012, 23; Foskett et al. 2016, Table 3. Religious diets definitions (Foskett et al., 2016, 219).
219 & Ihanainen et al. 2008 160-161).

People eat vegetarian food for many reasons. Studies say that vegetarian
enhanced diets are rich in vitamins and fibers. Nevertheless, lot of studies say
that vegetarian enhanced diets can lower the risk of heart diseases, stroke and
diabetes. There are always some people that follow a largely vegetarian diet because
(Foskett et al. 2016, 219.) they can’t afford to eat meat. In Finland, the most common vegetarian diet is
a semi- or lacto-vegetarian diet.
Some people turn to vegetarian food for health reasons or religious convi- (Ihanainen et al. 2012,160-161.)
ctions. However, in religious diets Buddhism and Hinduism do not deny meat,
but prefer vegetarian food as a better alternative. In Adventism, people try to
avoid eating meat. However, none of the main religious diets denies all animal
products. Definitions of religious diets, see Table 3.
(Foskett et al., 2016, 219 & Ihanainen et el.,160-161.)

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