B12 Foods Vegans

How can veganism be natural if meat/dairy is the only source of B12?

I constantly ponder the idea of vegetarianism/veganism. I recently read about a guy who is an incredibly fit athlete who dons a vegan diet. One would imagine a healthy, natural diet could be attained through food without the need for supplements. Is it that veganism isn’t natural or is it that vitamin B12 isn’t that important? Or option C. I don’t know what that is yet. Input appreciated. Thanks.

You are aware of the fact that cows get their B-12 from their diets, right? Cows are vegetarian. It comes from bacteria in dirt. (This is why grass-fed cows contain more B-12 than do grain-fed cows.) The same thing happens with primates and a handful of other animals out there, whose flesh is rich in B-12 but do not eat a lot of meat, or any dairy (after infancy).

The option is C: meat and dairy are not the only “natural” sources of vitamin B 12. I also would dispute your claim that a diet is “unnatural” based on a single nutrient and the source from which it is derived.

3 of 8 Dr Greger: 2003 – Optimum Vegetarian Nutrition – Omega 3 and B12

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