When did vegetarianism become a trend?
                                
                                
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                                While modern media might suggest vegetarianism is a recent phenomenon, its roots stretch back over two millennia, with philosophical and religious origins in ancient Greece and India. The emergence of vegetarianism as a popular trend in the Western world, however, is a much more recent development, primarily taking shape during the 19th and 20th centuries.