Pescetarian?

Question

i've been a vegetarian for 4 years, but i haven't been getting enough nutrition, so i have been eating fish every so often for the past few months, but no other meat. is there such a thing as pescetarian?

Answer 1

no such thing i see it as a cop out label because vegetarian means no flesh from any living thing im trying to become vegetarian so i know because i still eat seafood but dont dare call myself a vegetarian YET i just tell people i dont eat meat but not a full vegetarian out of respect for the true vegetarians who can get understandably upset about that label

Answer 2

A pescetarian is an omnivore and not related to vegetarianism. What exactly are you getting from fish that you could not get from a vegetarian diet??

Answer 3

Yes I used to be one. (while converting to vegetarian) I also did it to make it a little easier on my parents.

Answer 4

You can eat whatever you want. Does it really matter what it's called? When I've told people that I am a vegetarian, many have asked whether or not I eat fish. The word "vegetarian" can be interpreted many ways. Some vegetarians are very lenient, and although they don't eat meat, they eat fish and animal bi-products. Others are extremely strict and lean towards veganism by not eating eggs. Basically, your lifestyle is your choice. It doesn't have to be defined by anything. If you enjoy the benefits of fish but feel uncomfortable eating meat, then do that! Some people may not consider you a "vegetarian," but you can call yourself whatever you want.

Answer 5

Pescetarianism is a dietary choice, in which a person — known as a pescetarian — eats fish or other non-mammalian aquatic animals but will not eat terrestrial animals or marine mammals. Some animal products like eggs and dairy may be part of a pescetarian diet.

Terms like pesco-vegetarianism are sometimes used to describe pescetarianism, to emphasize that pescetarians abstain from eating the flesh of land animals. However, these terms are controversial and lesser-used, in part because they imply that pescetarianism is a type of vegetarianism. The Vegetarian Society, which initiated popular use of the term vegetarian as early as 1847, does not consider pescetarianism a valid vegetarian diet.[1] Some other entities accept pescetarianism as a valid vegetarian diet, including MedicineOnline.com,[2] Vegetarian.LifeTips.com,[3] and the Centre for Cancer Education.[4] The definitions of "vegetarian" in authoritative, mainstream dictionaries vary.[5]

Answer 6

Yes there is, but I would point out that going back o your vegetarianism is severely bad for the cause. It gives the illusion that the diet doesn't work. If your not getting the nutrition you need, you can use eat other thing before resorting to fish. I have heard that flax seed oil has omega 3 in it.

Listen to what the Great Leap has said and don't blame vegetarianism for your poor nutrition, because there are a lot of vegans & veggies out there with perfect health

Good luck.

Answer 7

There is such thing as a pescetarian.  However, they are not vegetarians.  You are not a vegetarian either of you have been eating fish.

Not getting enough nutrition has nothing to do with being vegetarian.  That is something that can happen to anyone including omnivores.

You need to do some research and eat the right foods in the right amounts in order to be healthy.

Answer 8

remember people not all individuals who are vegetarian do it for the reason of animals

Answer 9

Im a pescatarian, and I'm really healthy.

Answer 10

Yes, there is such thing as a Pescetarian. Pescetarians have a similar diet to vegetarians, but they eat fish - where vegetarians don't.  Maybe you should eat more nuts, beans, vegetables and tofu to get more nutrition. :)

Answer 11

Merrian-Webster does not recognize the word, neither does Cambridge, American Heritage, or the Oxford English Dictionary.

Most vegetarians are angered by frequent online definitions of the word, such as Dictionary.Com's which states that a pescetarian is a vegetarian who eats fish.  Since a vegetarian doesn't eat meat, and fish is meat, that definition is oxymoronic.

There is no magical nutrient found in fish that cannot be obtained through vegetarian sources, except maybe large amounts of mercury, a known neurotoxin.  However, it is much healthier and more environmentally sound than a diet with red meat.