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  1. ORTHODOX JEWS:
    1. Kosher meat and poultry.
    2. No shellfish, eels, or pork products.
    3. Milk and dairy products cannot be consumed with meat or poultry; requires separate utensils.
    4. No eggs with a blood spot may be eaten. Eggs may be used with either meat or dairy meals.
  2. CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM JEWS: dietary practices may vary from religious laws.
  3. MUSLIMS: no pork or alcohol.
  4. HINDUS: vegetarianism (cows are sacred).
  5. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS:
    1. Vegetarianism is common (lacto-ovo).
    2. No shellfish or pork products.
    3. Avoid stimulants (coffee, tea, other caffeine sources).
    4. No alcohol.
  6. MORMONS (LATTER-DAY SAINTS [LDS]): no coffee, tea, or alcohol.
  7. CATHOLICS: some still adhere to meatless Fridays and fasting during Lent.