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MeSH Heading: Diet, Vegetarian
Tree Number(s): E02.642.249.300; G07.203.650.240.300
Unique ID: D014676
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014676
Scope Note: The dietary practice of completely avoiding meat or fish products in the DIET, consuming VEGETABLES, CEREALS, and NUTS. Some vegetarian diets called lacto-ovo also include milk and egg products.
Entry Term(s): Diet, Plant-Based; Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian Diet; Lacto-Vegetarian Diet; Plant-Based Diet; Plant-Based Nutrition; Vegetarian Diet; Vegetarianism
NLM Classification #: WB 430
See Also: Vegetarians
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see VEGETARIANISM 1963-2003
History Note: 2003(1963)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/05/03

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

ethnology (EH)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diet, Vegetarian MeSH Descriptor Data 2023