Some Sects of Hinduism which include Vaishnavism follow the purest form of vegetarianism as an excellent while Shaktism and Tantric sects freely take in chicken, mutton (goat and sheep meat), fish and eggs. The reasons said by Jains and Vaishnavas are: the basic principle of nonviolence (ahimsa) applied to animals;[181] https://www.cureayu.com/blogs/weight-management/intermittent-fasting-benefits