What is Ovo-lacto vegetarianism?
'''Ovo-lacto vegetarianism''' (alternate: '''lacto-ovo''') is a diet in which people do not eat the flesh of [[animal]]s. They do, though, eat [[egg (food)|eggs]] and [[dairy]]. Ovo-lacto vegetarians are the most prevalent types in the [[Western world]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vegetarians' types|publisher=About.com|url=http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/tp/TypesofVeg.htm|accessdate=January 6, 2014|archive-date=December 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207040747/http://vegetarian.about.com/od/vegetarianvegan101/tp/TypesofVeg.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Such people are well served in [[restaurant]]s, especially in certain parts of [[Europe]] and in [[North America]]. Ovo-lacto vegetarians use this diet sometimes for religious reasons. Others use it for health. ==References== <references/> [[Category:Vegetarianism]] {{food-stub}}