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Vegetarianism the theory or practice of living solely upon vegetables fruits grains legumes and nuts with or without the addition of milk products and eggs vegetarianism is generally for ethical ascetic environmental or nutritional reasons learn more about the history and types of vegetarianism. They are vegetarian for various reasons because its healthy because their parents make them be vegetarian because they dont like meat some are vegetarian on moral grounds moral vegetarianism is the view that it is morally wrong henceforth wrong to eat meat the topic of this entry is moral vegetarianism and the arguments . The earliest reliable evidence for vegetarian theory and practice in greece dates from the 6th century bc the orphics a religious movement spreading in greece at that time may have practiced vegetarianism it is unclear whether the greek religious teacher pythagoras actually advocated vegetarianism