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Re:A rise in vegetarian options leads customers to embrace m... by distant_hat on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:07PM (#21150815)
I know plenty of vegetarians and a few vegans. While vegetarians do relative okay especially if they eat eggs, the vegans are forever talking about supplements and are fatigued and look like 60 by the time they are in their 40s.
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Re:A rise in vegetarian options leads customers to embrace m... by KitDuncan on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:43AM (#21155115)
You have no idea what you are talking about. Those are anecdotes and it sounds like you're biased.

There are plenty of athletes on a vegan diet. Sure we take B12, but plenty of omnivores are deficient as well. The only reason you get more of that is because it's supplemented to livestock.

My blood tests came back absolutely stellar and I eat whatever I want most days. When it comes to sports, I can easily compete with my omnivore friends.

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Re:A rise in vegetarian options leads customers to embrace m... by distant_hat on Saturday October 05, 2019 @05:34PM (#21168110)
Just describing what I see. I don't disagree that there may be a few people who do fine with it, in general, it is a huge overhead to make sure you are getting enough as a vegan. As a omnivore you can grab that steak and go.
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