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Re:Fighting climate change may be cheaper and more beneficia... by the_gastropod on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:20AM (#20402173)
A doctor suggested eating meat to resolve a B12 deficiency? I find that strange. Low B12 is common among meat-eaters and vegetarians alike. It's a bacteria-byproduct and easily supplementable.
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Re:Fighting climate change may be cheaper and more beneficia... by mcv on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @11:00AM (#20402569)
This is the first time I've heard that. I know a number of vegetarians who specifically had b12 deficiency, and every single time, the answer was that we could only get b12 from animal products. One of them gets b12 supplements aware that it's the only animal product she consumes.

I checked Wikipedia though, and it agrees with you, which makes me wonder even more why I've heard this exact same experience from several unconnected vegetarians.

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