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Semi-Vegetarian Diet Plan

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Erin Beck

Semi-vegetarians have taken a step toward wellness by limiting intake of a high-fat food. Semi-vegetarians, or flexitarians, limit their intake of meat or certain kinds of meat. They might eat meat only a couple of times a week, or prohibit red meat, according to KidsHealth.org.

Erin Beck began writing professionally in 2008 as an opinion columnist for the West Virginia University student newspaper, "The Daily Athenaeum." She has worked in health promotion at the university and as a communications intern at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She has a Bachelor of Science in journalism and a Master of Public Health, both from West Virginia University.