Many studies have confirmed the importance of having a diet rich in raw, uncooked fruits and vegetables. Yet there are many variations of a raw food diet including "Raw Vegan", "Raw Vegetarian", "High Raw" and even "Raw Pescatarian".
A Raw Pescatarian Diet is basically a Raw Vegetarian Diet or a Raw Vegan Diet plus Omega 3 fish oil capsules (wild caught and cold-pressed). A raw pescatarian may or may not include additional fish. A "High Raw Pescatarian Diet" is a High Raw Diet that includes cooked fish. To reduce the risk of parasites, cooking fish is recommended by most health practitioners.
People include fish or fish oil in their diet because fish is extremely rich in healthy Omega 3 oils as well as B12 and D vitamins - all of which are more difficult to find in plant sources. Yet it is possible to obtain Omega 3 from plant sources (such as algae and flaxseed oil) just as it is possible to obtain vitamin D from sunlight, eggs, milk and nutritional supplements. B12 is a different story as it is generally not found in plant sources - yet there are many B12 supplement options for vegans.
In conclusion, since eating fish provides a food source of B12, DHA Omega 3 and Vitamin D, some people find that a pescatarian diet is more nutritionally balanced than a vegetarian diet.
