Comments on: Can unhealthy vegan diets cause brain damage? http://blog.vegansa.com/2010/01/can-unhealthy-vegan-diets-cause-brain-damage/ News and features for South African vegans, including new products, restaurants, accommodations, shops, recipes and foods available in South Africa Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:46:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: vegansa http://blog.vegansa.com/2010/01/can-unhealthy-vegan-diets-cause-brain-damage/comment-page-1/#comment-2238 vegansa Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:56:00 +0000 http://blog.vegansa.com/?p=250#comment-2238 Well maybe you are maybe you aren't. All persons are in danger of health problems if they don't consume the correct nutritional requirements. This applies to all people alike - vegans, meat eaters, vegetarians. However, scientific evidence suggests that vegans are generally in better health than non-vegans. Vitamin D can be an issue for vegans in cold climates but not here in SA since all the vitamin D you culd possibly need can readily be synnthesised from sunlight. You don't need to eat it. Iodine too has many sources, very commonly in dairy products. However, it's also easily consumed by buying and using iodised salt. As for vitamin B-12, there are no naturally occurring vegan sources that have as yet stood up to study. However, B-12 is widely available in fortified foods. In choosing to consume fortified foods or supplements, vegans take their B12 from the very same source as every other animal - micro-organisms. And this they do without causing suffering to any other sentient beings or causing damage to themselves or the environment. Well maybe you are maybe you aren’t. All persons are in danger of health problems if they don’t consume the correct nutritional requirements. This applies to all people alike – vegans, meat eaters, vegetarians. However, scientific evidence suggests that vegans are generally in better health than non-vegans.

Vitamin D can be an issue for vegans in cold climates but not here in SA since all the vitamin D you culd possibly need can readily be synnthesised from sunlight. You don’t need to eat it. Iodine too has many sources, very commonly in dairy products. However, it’s also easily consumed by buying and using iodised salt.

As for vitamin B-12, there are no naturally occurring vegan sources that have as yet stood up to study. However, B-12 is widely available in fortified foods. In choosing to consume fortified foods or supplements, vegans take their B12 from the very same source as every other animal – micro-organisms. And this they do without causing suffering to any other sentient beings or causing damage to themselves or the environment.

]]> By: celt130 http://blog.vegansa.com/2010/01/can-unhealthy-vegan-diets-cause-brain-damage/comment-page-1/#comment-2234 celt130 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:20:00 +0000 http://blog.vegansa.com/?p=250#comment-2234 Not only are you in danger of B12 and calcium deficiency but also vitamin D and Iodine who are linked to serious health issues. The supplements vegans take for there B12 and vitamin D are based on chemicals or irradiation of yeast. Maybe not everywhone wants to go that way. Not only are you in danger of B12 and calcium deficiency but also vitamin D and Iodine who are linked to serious health issues. The supplements vegans take for there B12 and vitamin D are based on chemicals or irradiation of yeast. Maybe not everywhone wants to go that way.

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