Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet
Is a Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet safe?
Although certain problems can arise with extreme vegetarian diets, such as B12, iron, and protein deficiency, the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet does not involve such risks.8,9
| Citation | Vinjar Fønnebø, CAM-Cancer Consortium. Lacto-ovo vegetarian diet [online document]. http://www.cam-cancer.org/CAM-Summaries/Dietary-approaches/Lacto-ovo-vegetarian-diet. December 10, 2010. |
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