Questions tagged [pescetarianism]

A diet which includes fish or shellfish, but not poultry and meat products.

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How long would it take for oceans to recover if vegetarianism was the norm?

We often hear that the oceans are being overfished and that the populations of many ocean animals are rapidly declining. If society transitioned to vegetarianism as a whole (eg. omnivores would be as populous as vegetarians are now), how quickly…
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Do I really help by eating no meat but still eating fish ? How much is my environmental footprint reduced?

I never ate meat during my whole life because of a gastric problem. But I still eat seafood (Fish, shrimp...). Some call this being pescetarian. I always thought that this was also respectful of the environment. Recently a person told me that this…
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Can pescetarians eat butter?

Can I eat butter? I can use olive oil in some dishes, but sometimes I need butter. I'm new to pescetarianism, so I still don't know all the rules.
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Can pescetarians eat gelatin?

I'm a pescetarian, and I accidentally took a gum not knowing that there was some beef gelatin in it. Am I allowed to do that?
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What are the key differences between lacto-ovo and pesco vegetarians?

What are the main differences between lacto-ovo and pesco vegetarians? As non-vegetarian, these terms are confusing for me, and Wikipedia isn't clarifying the main differences between them.
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