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Government warns of dangers of vegan diet [Germany]
TheLocal.de ^ | 22 Aug 2016 15:31 GMT+02:00

Posted on 08/22/2016 7:49:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The German government has warned that in some circumstances a vegan diet can be harmful to a person’s health, as the non-meat, non-dairy lifestyle experiences a boom in Berlin.

“A purely plant-based diet makes it more difficult to give the body some of the important nutrients it needs,” the government statement from last week reads.

Vitamin B12 is a particularly important nutrient that is almost exclusively present in meat, the statement adds, explaining that the only way vegans can consume it is by taking supplementary pills. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: bundestag; cobalamin; cyanocobalamin; diet; germany; meat; vegan; vitaminb12
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To: ModelBreaker

Yes. We can also look at it another way. There is no natural law that the primary nutritional source of any person or animal absolutely has to come directly from a plant-based source. Secondary absorption works too.


21 posted on 08/22/2016 8:19:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

“Yes. We can also look at it another way. There is no natural law that the primary nutritional source of any person or animal absolutely has to come directly from a plant-based source. Secondary absorption works too.”

LOL. Is that why Lady Gaga dresses up in meat dresses?


22 posted on 08/22/2016 8:21:16 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: Gamecock

I remember at Lindsey Air Station at night coming back from Wiesbaden stopping off a street stand getting a cone bag of pomme frites (with mayo) and rindswurst in a hard bun to eat on the way back.....


23 posted on 08/22/2016 8:21:18 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: ModelBreaker

I’d guess that we’d have to poll lions, tigers, jackals and hyenas to get the definitive answer what they think about vegetarians and ‘vegans’. My guess is the answer would be “mmmmm, they taste good.”


24 posted on 08/22/2016 8:23:14 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: boycott

They’re usually the nuts that do it.


25 posted on 08/22/2016 8:23:16 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Olog-hai
I knew two over-educated, liberal vegans during the seventies....and they seemed to be sick half the time due to being susceptible to every bug that came around them...flu, colds and stomach ailments.

I wonder if they're still alive today....like meat-loving me!

Leni

26 posted on 08/22/2016 8:24:38 AM PDT by MinuteGal (GO, TRUMP !!!)
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To: Gamecock

We’re good at meat, cheese and REAL junk food pastry. (Not that frou-frou half-baked stuff from the latin countries.)


27 posted on 08/22/2016 8:27:17 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Gamecock

That picture is absolutely beautiful!


28 posted on 08/22/2016 8:28:54 AM PDT by Marko413
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To: Olog-hai
Veganism has done wonders for Dieter and friends.

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29 posted on 08/22/2016 8:30:02 AM PDT by yuleeyahoo (Those are my principles, and if you do not like them...well I have others. - Groucho Marx)
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To: Marko413

Smells just as good.


30 posted on 08/22/2016 8:35:21 AM PDT by Gamecock (There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

And suddenly, the Liberal-Vegan connection becomes clear. . .


31 posted on 08/22/2016 8:46:50 AM PDT by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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To: Gaffer

:) . But you can do the polling, OK?


32 posted on 08/22/2016 9:09:15 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: ModelBreaker

Yes I can. As long as I have Rob Schneider to back me up. :0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ2HcRl4wSk


33 posted on 08/22/2016 9:10:58 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: Gaffer

:) . But you can do the polling, OK?


34 posted on 08/22/2016 9:11:01 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: KC_Lion

35 posted on 08/22/2016 9:13:49 AM PDT by Oratam
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To: Olog-hai

Bookmark


36 posted on 08/22/2016 9:41:59 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: Olog-hai

Article actually sugarcoats the B-12 issue, since it fails to note that the end game for continued B-12 intake is ultimately death.


37 posted on 08/22/2016 10:23:43 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

Arrggggg!

that was supposed to be:

“Article actually sugarcoats the B-12 issue, since it fails to note that the end game for continued LACK OF B-12 intake is ultimately death.


38 posted on 08/22/2016 10:27:02 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

Same with DHMO.


39 posted on 08/22/2016 10:40:11 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

So it turns out that vegan’s are self eliminating.


40 posted on 08/22/2016 10:41:34 AM PDT by Revel
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