Comment by spaceman_2020

If you want to actually get full and satiated with a largely vegetarian diet, you will eventually resort to carbs

And this is for a culture that really knows how to make smashingly good vegetarian dishes

I love my vegetables, but a vegetable-heavy diet is clearly not something that everyone can or should do. The people I know who retain their health with vegetarian/vegan diets are usually really well-versed in nutrition