B12 shpould be supplemented

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Please be careful with B12. The authors of " Becoming Vegan " recommend

getting some via supplement, and contend that B12 in plant foods is not able

to be trusted as reliable sources. Note that they clearly support veganism

(and even wrote a great book on how to be sure to get your nutrition from

plants!)

 

Davis is the Chair of the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group of

the American Dietetic Association.

Melina is a coordinator of the vegetarian section of the " Manual of Clinical

Dietetics, 6th edition " , a joint project of the American Dietetic

Association and Dietitians of Canada.

They are both registered dietitions

 

Here are some of the references used in their book

http://www.nutrispeak.com/veganrefs.htm

(although the references are not cited in the text)

 

 

 

Also, note that " Vegan Nutrition " by Gill Langley is not flawless. It

suggests that riuce can serve as the sole source of protein (when it is

actually incomplete; soy can be the sole source though), and misrepresents

the number of cases of B12 deficiency " Becoming Vegan " is the best book

I've seen on easy to understand vegan nutrition

 

JonJ

 

 

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Emma

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 4:58 PM

Re: raw foods

 

 

Hi Ian,

B12 is definitely something to watch for. You can get it from a raw diet

that includes things like dulse and seaweeds. If you're healthy, the body

will recycle it's b12 for about 20 years. It's produced in small amounts in

your intestines. If you take anitbiotics, it will wipe out those bacteria

that make it and you'll loose out on some of that for awhile, so you have to

be careful. Some people do have problems with retention though and sometimes

absorption. But a raw food diet can be done healthily, you just have to be

aware of how you feel and what you're doing.

Emma

 

Message: 4

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 00:58:21 +0100

Ian McDonald

Re: Re: raw foods

 

 

 

Emma wrote:

>

> I agree that raw foods is in a way the next step, but not everyone

> needs to take it. A fruitarian way of eating is the least cruel- you

> don't even have to kill the plant to eat. I've always felt much better

> and healthier when I eat like that, though I am not hard on myself

> when I don't do it to a tee. I think a fruitarian/raw way of eating

> can also be helpful for people fighting diseases. So if your not up

> for it when your healthy, it's something to consider if you don't feel

> well or are fighting something bigger.

>

> Emma

>

 

But read the Vegan society info on B12, at their website. Particularly

if you don't feel well.

 

--

Ian McDonald

 

http://www.mcdonald.me.uk/

 

 

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