How not to damage your health with modern diets? Insights and tips from the late nutritionist Zigurds Zariņš

Diets that focus on only two or three "particularly valuable" foods are very harmful.

Zigurds Zariņš: "The diet of ovo-lacto vegetarians is well-rounded and usually does not have deficiencies. The only way an ovo-lacto vegetarian diet can be harmful is if it is highly one-sided and focuses on only two or three 'particularly valuable' foods. The same applies to an omnivorous diet if it is one-sided. The main thing that should be observed in vegetarian and omnivorous diets is that they should be as varied as possible and include a variety of foods. It should be noted that it is usually vegetarians and vegans who pay particular attention to the variety of products. Omnivores are more likely to have a uniform diet than vegetarians and vegans." ("Uztura mācība", p. 196)