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Most vegetarians (as in, more do than don't) have some kind of meaningful nutritional deficiency. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367879/ https:/
by vorpalhex 4y ago
Most vegetarians (as in, more do than don't) have some kind of meaningful nutritional deficiency.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367879/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367879/
- ratsmack 4y agoVegan avoids all animal products while vegetarians will eat milk products and sometimes fish. Since the vegan and vegetarian are often used interchangeably, I believe the article is really referring to the vegan lifestyle.
- alphazard 4y agoExactly. This is evidence that it is hard. I'm glad the person you are replying to is able to manage a vegetarian diet successfully. It's definitely possible to get adequate nutrition, but most people don't have the understanding or discipline required.
- kashunstva 4y agoThis paper is a meta-analysis of studies looking solely at iron stores among vegetarians vs omnivores. It doesn’t broadly address the claim about nutritional deficiencies among those who consume a meat-free diet more broadly. Moreover, among the studies they examined there was significant variability among cutoffs for serum ferritin as indicative of storage iron. About all I can conclude is that premenopausal vegetarian women should supplement with iron.
- colordrops 4y agoAs do most meat eaters. What's your point?
- urfullofsht 4y ago[dead]