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    Flexitarianism

    Jul 10, 2019 4 minutes
    Words / Lisa Holmen

    Move over, vegetarianism and veganism: the latest lifestyle trend to hit Australia is flexitarianism, also known as “casual vegetarianism”.

    Plant-based diets have become increasingly popular in recent years. Now, more than two million Australians report their diets are almost all or completely vegetarian, a considerable increase of 30 per cent in the past four years.

    Vegetarian, pesctarian and vegan diets are simple to define but there’s definite confusion about what it really means to be flexitarian, since the boundaries are fuzzier.

    So what exactly is it and why has it become so popular? Is it a healthy lifestyle choice, a diet for the indecisive or just vegetarianism with benefits? We take a look at

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