Which dietary category prohibits meat consumption?

• A. Catholic Lent
• B. Ramadan
• C. American Indian Food Customs
• D. Buddhist Dietary Restrictions

Answer: (D)

Dietary practices that aim to minimize harm to living beings often lead to not eating meat. In Buddhism, the principle of ahimsa, or non-harm, encourages followers to avoid killing animals, so many Buddhists adopt vegetarian diets or restrict meat in their meals. This makes meat consumption prohibited in practice for adherents who follow these dietary guidelines.

Catholic Lent involves abstaining from meat on certain days, but it’s not a universal, year-round prohibition. Ramadan centers on fasting from sunrise to sunset during a holy month; meat is not forbidden and can be eaten outside the fasting hours. American Indian food customs vary widely and aren’t defined by a single rule against meat.