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| | Vegetarianism - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | Vegetarianism has been common in Hindu countries, such as India, since possibly the 2nd millennium BC for spiritual reasons, such as ahimsa (nonviolence) and reducing bad karmic influences. |
 | | In the Western world, the popularity of vegetarianism steadily grew over the 20th century as a result of nutritional, ethical, and more recently, environmental concerns. |
 | | Most vegetarians in India, as also those in the classical Mediterranean lands, such as Pythagoras, are/were lacto-vegetarian. |
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