Pollotarianism is the practice of adhering to a diet that incorporates

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as the only source of meat in an otherwise

vegetarian Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the Eating, consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects as food, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slau ...

diet. While ''pollo'' specifically means chicken in both Spanish and in Italian (with ''pollame'' meaning poultry in general in Italian), pollotarians are known to incorporate different forms of poultry, like duck and turkey in their diet. Pollotarians may also eat

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s. The term "pollo-vegetarian" was first used in nutritional textbooks in the 1980s to describe a semi-vegetarian diet that incorporates poultry. Historian Rod Preece describes pollotarians as "those who refrain from mammals but are willing to eat the flesh of birds notably chickens."

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Politician Chauncey Depew was a pollotarian. In a 1925 interview aged 90, Depew stated that "For thirty years the only meat I've eaten has been poultry".

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lost weight for the movie '' Courage Under Fire'' by sticking to a chicken only diet. Adam Driver ate only one full rotisserie chicken and six eggs a day along with running to maintain his fitness during his days in

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. Indian actor and star

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as well as Emraan Hashmi are well-known for their chicken diet.

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