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Old 06-08-2010, 07:08 AM   #60 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Iliftrocks View Post
Yes, we can now get these nutrients in a vegan diet, for the most part, but really only if we supplement somehow, such as the b12 deficiency mentioned prior. This person could have also just ate a small amount of meat occasionally...
Or milk, or eggs. Or a fortified cereal. I think sometimes we forget the majority of cereals in the United States are massively fortified (and for good reason, to be honest).

And Baraka, most herbivores get B12 from bacteria in their gut, so that doesn't really work for us, unfortunately.
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