Does being a vegetarian of any type result in any loss of nutrients, vitamins or minerals?
The only vegetarian types that need to be careful to make sure they are not missing out or being depleted from any nutrients are the lacto-vegetarian, the lacto-ovo vegetarian and the vegan. Partial vegetarians continue to receive complete proteins and high biological value proteins, since they consume dairy, poultry and fish products. Lacto-ovo vegetarians need to be careful when they don’t consume dairy and/or eggs during their meals. Whatever plant based foods they eat need to have complete proteins, and high biological value proteins. The same applies to lacto-vegetarians if they don’t consume dairy with each meal or in sufficient amounts throughout the day, and applies to vegans since all their food and meals are only plant based. What is a complete protein, and a high biological value protein? A high biological value protein is a protein that contains all the essential amino acids in sufficient amounts to support life and serve all the functions of a protein. Amino acids are the
