• @Whom@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Vegans tend to eat too much carbs, and not aware they are defficient in vitamins B12, D, omega 3…

    I doubt the “not aware” bit, every vegetarian or vegan is blasted with this the second their diet comes up in conversation regardless of how diligent they are about it. It’s inescapable.

    When you go vegetarian or vegan, suddenly your possible nutrient deficiencies that you could maybe have become the concern of everyone you meet.

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      2 years ago

      I should have said some. I do not think most people are aware about specific defficiences in a vegan diet other than maybe protein and calcium, including some vegans and vegetarians. At best meds, nutritionists would certainly come up with that; maybe other vegans as well. Maybe it depends where you live, whom you talk with. In my experience nobody other than health professionals asked about things like vitamins.