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> The article mentions Gandhi. Many in India have been vegetarian for millennia, including many Brahmin. It seems to have worked for them over the past 3000 yea
by cheese_goddess 5y ago
> The article mentions Gandhi. Many in India have been vegetarian for millennia, including many Brahmin. It seems to have worked for them over the past 3000 years.
There's a lot of B12 deficiency in India, for example:
> Conclusion: Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency is 47% in north Indian population. People with diabetes have higher vitamin B12 levels than general population though still have high prevalence of deficiency. This data shows that Vitamin B12 deficiency is widespread in Indian population.
https://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2019;volume=23;issue=2;spage=211;epage=214;aulast=Singla https://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2019;vol...
The study is mentioned in the article.
- KitDuncan 5y agoAren't B12 deficiencies widespread everywhere though? I think I read somewhere that ~40% of the US population is B12 deficient, regardless of diet.
- cheese_goddess 5y ago> Aren't B12 deficiencies widespread everywhere though? I genuinely don't know but it doesn't matter. It stands to reason that if even meat-eaters are B12 deficient, vegans will be even more so.