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We don't though. You can be perfectly healthy without ever eating meat. The only vitamins that humans "need" to eat meat to get (basically vitamin B12, and some
by delecti 7y ago
We don't though. You can be perfectly healthy without ever eating meat. The only vitamins that humans "need" to eat meat to get (basically vitamin B12, and sometimes D) are only present in factory farmed animals because they're supplemented in those animals' diets. Skip a step and just take those same supplements yourself.
- NCWV 7y agoIron
- garmaine 7y agoChildren need to eat meat.
- arcticfox 7y agoWhat? I eat meat, but this comment makes no sense. I have a number of healthy friends that have never touched meat in their lives.
- garmaine 7y agohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912628/ “Need” was perhaps a strong word. But basically if one eats a strictly vegan diet during growth years without supplements, they WILL develop malnutrition related disorders and/or stunted growth. It is the recommendation of pediatricians to feed kids some meat so as to provide a natural source of essential vitamins and minerals. Kids who do not eat meat need to be screened for various malnutrition, growth, and eating disorders.
- hthtegr 7y agoMy children and 5 and 3 and have (almost) never eaten meat, eggs or dairy. Tested regularily in a world class health system and they are stellar in every way. B12 supplimentation is pretty trivial.