What's the difference between VEGAN and VEGETARIAN?

This week most of our food features will be about restaurants serving vegetable dishes, and I think that it will be just appropriate for us to enlighten our readers that...

"not all vegetarians are vegan"

(some people use these terms interchangeably)

VEGETARIAN prefers vegetables (and anything produced by plants) over meat (or any product coming from or produced by animals).

TYPES OF VEGETARIAN

1. Lacto-Vegetarian includes dairy products in the diet.

2. Ovo-Vegetarian has eggs in diet.

3. Lacto-Ovo-Vegetarian is a diet that combines the first two. Diet includes animal/dairy products.

4. Vegan only eats vegetables and other plant by-products because veganism believes that man should live without exploiting animals. 

Dietary Vegan only applies the philosophy in the diet. On the other hand, Ethical Vegan extends the philosophy in the whole lifestyle.

Raw Vegan is a variation of vegan which prefer to eat raw plant products or (in some case) can be cooked up to a specific temperature.

5. Fruitarian is also considered vegan, but the only difference is they only eat plant matter that can be harvested from the plant (such as fruit, nuts, and seeds) without harming or killing the plant. 

Note: Vegetarians need supplements to get other essential nutrients that are not available in vegetables.

Actually there are more variations to a vegetarian lifestyle, but I will be leaving it up to your curiosity to learn more about it.