The pescatarian diet is a vegetarian diet that includes fish or other aquatic animals. The word "pesce" means fish in Italian, so those who include fish in their otherwise vegetarian diet have come to be called by this term.

 

Sometimes people who follow this eating plan are also called pesco-vegetarians or pescetarians.

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Pescatarians can get their protein from seafood, plant-based sources such as legumes, and sometimes, eggs and dairy products. This approach to eating can easily make for a balanced diet that provides all the necessary nutrients.