[4] The term "pollo-vegetarian" was first used in nutritional textbooks in the 1980s to describe a semi-vegetarian diet that incorporates poultry.

[5][6][7] Historian Rod Preece describes pollotarians as "those who refrain from mammals but are willing to eat the flesh of birds notably chickens.

In a 1925 interview aged 90, Depew stated that "For thirty years the only meat I've eaten has been poultry".

[9] Matt Damon lost weight for the movie Courage Under Fire by sticking to a chicken only diet.

[11][12][13] Indian actor and star Shah Rukh Khan as well as Emraan Hashmi are well-known for their chicken diet.