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To: Dr. Sivana

That’s OK for protein, but Vitamin B12 doesn’t have many sources but beef.


54 posted on 06/30/2025 2:44:19 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: metmom
but Vitamin B12 doesn’t have many sources but beef.

Well, there's clams and sardines. Other forms of meat (lamb, even chicken) have plenty. Some in eggs as well.

But yes. I just looked up non-animal sources of Vitamin B12. All of them "fortified". Then I asked, how are they fortified? Collecting lots of the right bacteria and putting it in products like yeast.

OK, that process is not something the pilgrims, or ancient Tibetan Monks, Bushmen, Aztecs, or Egyptian Pharoahs could have indulged in. Now I can extend my argument: how can we be meant to have a vegan diet when it wasn't possible to get all needed nutrients with one until the 20th century?
57 posted on 06/30/2025 2:50:47 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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