Is it healthy to become a pollotarin or pollo-pescatarian?

Question

I'm thinking about becoming a pollotarian or a pollo-pescatarian so I won't be eating red meat but I will be eating white meat. Do you think that will be healthy or unhealthy?

Answer 1

Pescetarianism is a better choice. Pescetarianism is probably the healthiest diet in the world, provided that you aren't eating a lot of deep-fried stuff.



As others have mentioned, poultry isn't really any healthier than lean red meat. It would be pretty much the same as a normal diet that included all types of meat.



Thank you, by the way, for not trying to say that you are a vegetarian. If you decide to cut red meat but keep birds and fish, it's probably better to just say that you don't eat red meat/mammals (mammals for the benefit of the fools who think pork is white meat). That's what you'll wind up needing to explain if you say "pescepollotarian." The term pescetarian is well-known enough that lots of people don't have to ask.

Answer 2

No, you won't loose weight. Maybe as a vegan, you might. But as a pescatarian (not even a vegetarian) it's such a small diet change compared to so many others. You're not even giving up meat, just one type of meat. I really don't think you'll experience much of a physical change. I didn't feel anything different or lose any weight when I became vegetarian. Your doctor will give you the most advice about your diet. Normally I wouldn't say that you need to see a doctor when becoming a pescatarian, but as you have IBS, you should always consult a doctor on any diet changes. I think controlling your fibre intake will make the most difference to be honest, you should be looking at that more than your meat consumption if you want to improve your IBS. Good luck!

Answer 3

It's really just easier to tell people you don't eat red meat. Most of your friends and family won't know what pollotarian even means. You'd have to explain it which basically comes down to you saying "I don't eat red meat". So just say that.

Answer 4

Why would you ask this question in the vegetarian/vegan section? You think you would be a vegetarian if you only ate birds and/or fish? Because you're wrong if you think that. You would still be an omnivore and omnivores don't get any fancy-shmancy names just because they reduce the amount of meat they consume.

Answer 5

So don't eat red meat if you don't want to, and stop overthinking this "pollo-pescetarian" thing.

Answer 6

You mean, just someone who doesn't eat mammals? Why do you need fancy words to describe this diet? Why don't you just say "I don't eat mammals"?



And it's not any better or worse than any other carnistic diet.

Answer 7

most people don't feel that chicken is any more healthy than a lean piece of beef, so really, its no more or less healthy than being a normal omnivore.

Answer 8

Pesky-polotarians are the healthiest, but they are always annoying everyone else by talking about polo all of the time.