Askiitians Tutor Team
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Categorizing humans based on their dietary habits can be quite varied, as people around the world consume a wide range of foods. Here's a broad classification:
Omnivores: These are humans who consume both plant and animal matter. Most humans fall into this category, as our bodies are adapted to digesting both meat and plant-based foods.
Vegetarians: Vegetarians abstain from consuming meat but may still include other animal products like dairy and eggs in their diet. There are different types of vegetarians:
Lacto-ovo vegetarians: They consume dairy and eggs along with plant-based foods.
Lacto vegetarians: They consume dairy but exclude eggs.
Ovo vegetarians: They consume eggs but exclude dairy.
Vegans: Vegans avoid all animal products, including dairy, eggs, and sometimes even honey.
Pescatarians: Pescatarians include fish and seafood in their diet but abstain from other types of meat.
Flexitarians: These individuals primarily follow a vegetarian diet but occasionally eat meat or fish.
Carnivores: While rare in the context of modern human diets, there are some people who predominantly or exclusively consume meat and animal products. This could include diets like the carnivore diet, which focuses exclusively on animal products.
Fruitarians: Fruitarians primarily consume fruits, nuts, seeds, and other plant-derived foods that can be harvested without harming the plant. This diet is less common and often considered quite restrictive.
Herbivores: While technically humans are not herbivores in the strict biological sense, some individuals may follow extremely plant-based diets, perhaps excluding even some plant-derived products like honey.
These categories aren't strict, and individuals may transition between them or combine elements from multiple dietary patterns based on personal, cultural, ethical, or health considerations.