Pollotarianism

Pollotarianism is the practice of adhering to a diet that incorporates poultry as the only source of meat in an otherwise vegetarian diet.^[1][2]

Pollotarianism
Chicken and vegetables; foodstuffs compatible with a pollotarian diet
Description
A diet in which poultry is the only meat
Related Dietary Choices
Related diets	Veganism, Vegetarianism, Semi-vegetarianism, Pescetarianism, Plant-based diet
Diet classification table
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Comparison of selected vegetarian and non-vegetarian diets

		Plants	Dairy	Eggs	Seafood	Poultry	All other animals
Vegetarianism	Lacto-ovo vegetarianism	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	Lacto vegetarianism	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
	Ovo vegetarianism	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
	Veganism	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Non-vegetarianism	Flexitarianism	Yes	Yes	Yes	Sometimes	Sometimes	Sometimes
	Pollotarianism	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No
	Pescetarianism	Yes	Maybe	Maybe	Yes	No	No

While pollo specifically means chicken in both Spanish and in Italian (with pollame meaning poultry in general in Italian), pollotarians are known to incorporate different forms of poultry, like duck and turkey, in their diet.^[3] Pollotarians may also eat dairy products.^[4] The term "pollo-vegetarian" was first used in nutritional textbooks in the 1980s to describe a semi-vegetarian diet that incorporates poultry.^[5][6][7] Historian Rod Preece describes pollotarians as "those who refrain from mammals, but are willing to eat the flesh of birds, notably chickens."^[8]

Examples

Politician Chauncey Depew was a pollotarian. In a 1925 interview aged 90, Depew stated that "For thirty years the only meat I've eaten has been poultry".^[9] Matt Damon lost weight for the movie Courage Under Fire by sticking to a chicken only diet.^[10] Adam Driver ate only one full rotisserie chicken and six eggs a day along with running to maintain his fitness during his days in Juilliard.^[11][12][13] Indian actor and star Shah Rukh Khan as well as Emraan Hashmi are well-known for their chicken diet.^[14][15][16]

See also

• Duck as food
• Turkey as food
• Chicken as food
• Pescatarianism