According to the Vegetarian Society, a vegetarian is someone who lives on a diet of grains, pulses, nuts, seeds, fruit and vegetables with or without the use of dairy products and eggs.

But could it also be the key to understanding another key trend - the rise of vegetarian and vegan diets? How do meat and plants affect the gut? Plant-based diets are known to be beneficial to the gut ...

Share on Pinterest New research compares vegan, vegetarian, and omnivore eating ... as it does not consider the types of microbes present. For example, if an individual has a greater variety ...