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Well, not feeling anything is not enough. Specially because you're doing Confirmation Bias. Plants do not have the same amounts of nutrients as meat. Vitamind D

Well, not feeling anything is not enough. Specially because you're doing Confirmation Bias. Plants do not have the same amounts of nutrients as meat. Vitamind D, A, K, B, B12, carnite, heme Iron, etc. How do you plan to get those without meat?

_Microft 7y ago
Sure, that's something to keep in mind and the reason why I did not go full vegetarian but just reduced my meat intake. Edit: I was not talking about missing vitamins when I said "missing". I was talking about missing something as in suffering from practising self-denial.
rebuilder 7y ago
Somehow, vegans seem to do fine. B12 supplements are necessary, and D supplementation is recommended for everyone regardless of diet where I live, but if we really could not survive without meat, I think we'd know about it by now.
- meerita 7y ago
  B12 you get from suplements is not the same (structure) b12 you get from natural sources. There are risks of taking those if it is from cyanocobalamin.
  - rebuilder 7y ago
    I'm not aware of widespread, serious issues in actual vegans.
    - distant_hat 7y ago
      A friend of mine who is vegan fainted and only then was found to have severe B12 deficiency. Its more widespread than you think.
  - wizzairflyer 7y ago
    Currently animals raised for meat consumption get B12 injections too. What vegan do is just making the loop more efficient by taking the "injection" themselves.
test001only 7y ago
I am not sure about vegan diet but I have many friends who have been vegetarians(include dairy products in their food) their whole life and are healthy. Have never heard of a link between being vegetarian and vitamin deficiency. I presume as long as we eat a wide variety of vegetables and lentils, it should be fine. NHS seems to support the case as well: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/vegetarian-and-vegan-diets-q-and-a/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/vegetarian-and-vegan-d... I believe cutting back on meat would still be a significant improvement over the current situation.

_Microft 7y ago

Sure, that's something to keep in mind and the reason why I did not go full vegetarian but just reduced my meat intake. Edit: I was not talking about missing vitamins when I said "missing". I was talking about missing something as in suffering from practising self-denial.

rebuilder 7y ago

Somehow, vegans seem to do fine. B12 supplements are necessary, and D supplementation is recommended for everyone regardless of diet where I live, but if we really could not survive without meat, I think we'd know about it by now.

meerita 7y ago
B12 you get from suplements is not the same (structure) b12 you get from natural sources. There are risks of taking those if it is from cyanocobalamin.
- rebuilder 7y ago
  I'm not aware of widespread, serious issues in actual vegans.
  - distant_hat 7y ago
    A friend of mine who is vegan fainted and only then was found to have severe B12 deficiency. Its more widespread than you think.
- wizzairflyer 7y ago
  Currently animals raised for meat consumption get B12 injections too. What vegan do is just making the loop more efficient by taking the "injection" themselves.

test001only 7y ago

I am not sure about vegan diet but I have many friends who have been vegetarians(include dairy products in their food) their whole life and are healthy. Have never heard of a link between being vegetarian and vitamin deficiency. I presume as long as we eat a wide variety of vegetables and lentils, it should be fine. NHS seems to support the case as well: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/vegetarian-and-vegan-diets-q-and-a/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/vegetarian-and-vegan-d... I believe cutting back on meat would still be a significant improvement over the current situation.