| Pollotarianism | |
|---|---|
Chicken and vegetables; foodstuffs compatible with a pollotarian diet | |
| Description | |
| A diet in whichpoultry is the onlymeat | |
| Related Dietary Choices | |
| Related diets | |
| Diet classification table | |
| 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 | |
Pollotarianism is the practice of adhering to a diet that incorporatespoultry as the only source of meat in an otherwisevegetarian diet.[1][2]
Whilepollo specifically means chicken in both Spanish and in Italian (withpollame 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 eatdairy products.[4] The term "pollo-vegetarian" was first used in nutritional textbooks in the 1980s to describe asemi-vegetarian diet that incorporates poultry.[5][6][7] HistorianRod Preece describes pollotarians as "those who refrain from mammals, but are willing to eat theflesh of birds, notably chickens."[8]
PoliticianChauncey 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 movieCourage Under Fire by sticking to a chicken only diet.[10]Adam Driver ate only one fullrotisserie chicken and six eggs a day along with running to maintain his fitness during his days inJuilliard.[11][12][13] Indian actor and starShah Rukh Khan as well asEmraan Hashmi are well-known for their chicken diet.[14][15][16]