The biggest percent of vegetarians lie under the age of 24 years old (in the United States, at least).
This is because many teenagers are vegetarians intermittently during their high school and college years. They are experimenting with different identities during these ages. Few actually carry out the vegetarian lifestyle throughout their lives.
16-24. However, recent polls show even older adults are now becoming vegetarians for health benefits as well. Still, the biggest age ground is 16-24.
India has the most number of vegetarians. According to various sources (including Food and Agricultural Organization, UNO and United States Department of Agriculture, USA), about 30% (average of estimates) of Indian population is vegetarian. That means as of 2010 more than 300 million Indians are vegetarians. Indian vegetarians are rarely vegans and mostly lacto vegetarians (that is, vegetarians who consume milk, but not meat or eggs). There are substantial lacto ovo vegetarians (that is, who consume milk and eggs, but not meat), too.
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It is difficult to accurately determine the average population of non-vegetarians worldwide as dietary preferences vary widely across cultures and regions. However, it is estimated that the majority of the global population consumes a diet that includes meat and animal products.
Because of population density and religious traditions, India should have the most vegetarians. There is a higher percentage of vegans in Taiwan.
No. Some may be vegetarians (herbivores) but most will also eat insects, worms, or meat.
They are vegetarians
India.
People's bodies are different in general regardless of their diet. Some vegetarians are thinner than most, but for the most part, each person's body type is unique to them and not particularly their diet.
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Yes. Vegetarians have an RDA for iron 1.8 times that for non-vegetarians. Specifically, vegetarian women 19-50 years old need 32mg/day compared to the 18mg/day RDA for non-vegetarian women of the same age range.
The average age of marriage varies globally. In many Western countries, the average age is around late 20s to early 30s. In some developing countries, it can be younger, particularly for women.
China. India has a high percentage of lacto vegetarians.