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American Dietetic Association (ADA). 120 South Riverside
Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Telephone:
(800): 877-1600. Website: http://www.eatright.org.
Dietitians of Canada/Les die ́te ́tistes du Canada (DC). 480
University Avenue, Suite 604, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M5G 1V2. Telephone: (416) 596-0857. Web-
site: http://www.dietitians.ca.
North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS). P.O. Box 72,
Dolgeville, NY 13329. Telephone: (518) 568-7970.
Website: http://www.navs-online.org.
Seventh-day Adventist Dietetic Association (SDADA). 9355
Telfer Run, Orlando, FL 32817. Website: http://
http://www.sdada.org. SDADA is an official affiliate of the
ADA.
Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG). P.O. Box 1463, Dept.
IN, Baltimore, MD 21203. Telephone: (410) 366-
VEGE. Website: http://www.vrg.org/index.htm.
PublishesVegetarian Journal, a quarterly periodical.Rebecca J. Frey, PhDOvovegetarianism
DefinitionOvovegetarianism is a subcategory ofvegetari-
anism. Ovovegetarians, who are sometimes called
eggetarians, are people who consume a plant-based
diet with the addition of eggs. Theovo-part of the
name comes from the Latin word for egg. Ovovege-
tarians do not eat red meat,poultry, fish, or use cow’s
milk or milk-based products (cheese, yogurt, ice
cream).Ovovegetarianism