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Religious Food Practices
Religious food practices vary widely. Even within a particular faith, prohibitions and restrictions may change between denominations or branches. National variations are also common. Further, individual adherence to a religious diet is often based on personal degree of orthodoxy.

.	Buddhist	Eastern Orthodox	Hindu	Jewish	Mormon	Moslem	Roman Catholic	Seven Day Adventist
.Ritual Slaughter .of Meat	.	.	.	Y	Y	.	.	.
.All Meat	A	R	A	R	.	R	R	A
.Pork	A	.	A	X	.	X	.	X
.Beef	A	.	X	.	.	.	.	.
.Meat & Dairy .at same Meal	.	.	.	X	.	.	.	.
.Eggs/ Dairy	P	R	P	R	.	.	.	P
.Fish	A	R	R	R	.	.	.	A
.Shellfish	A	P	R	X	.	.	.	X
.Alcohol	.	.	A	.	X	X	.	X
.Leaven Foods	.	.	.	R	.	.	.	.
.Coffee/ Tea	.	.	.	.	X	A	.	X
.Moderation	Y	.	.	.	.	.	.	Y
.Fasting	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	.

* Fasting varies from partial (abstinence from certain foods or meals) to complete (no food or drink)

X - prohibited or strongly discouraged
A - avoided by most devout
R - some restrictions regarding types of foods or when foods are eaten
P - permitted, but may be avoided at some observances
Y - practiced