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Re:Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus, Possible Way to Rev... by bumby on Thursday July 11, 2024 @02:15PM (#40939186)
>I use supplements for B12 which is missing from vegetable foods.

Just in case you're looking for an inexpensive vegan whole food source, seaweed sheets (like those used in sushi) have a relatively high amount of B12. I took a look at the brand in my pantry and it has 60% RDA per sheet.

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Re:Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus, Possible Way to Rev... by aroopchandra on Thursday July 11, 2024 @04:20PM (#40940265)
Thats a good idea. I will for sure add it to my snacks as I actually like seaweed
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Re:Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus, Possible Way to Rev... by throwaway2037 on Thursday July 11, 2024 @09:57PM (#40942197)
Wiki disagrees about B12 in nori:

    > A 2014 study reported that dried purple laver ("nori") contains vitamin B12 in sufficient quantities to meet the RDA requirement (Vitamin B12 content: 77.6 μg /100 g dry weight).[19] By contrast, however, a 2017 review concluded that vitamin B12 may be destroyed during metabolism or is converted into inactive B12 analogs during drying and storage.[20] The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics stated in 2016 that nori is not an adequate source of vitamin B12 for humans.[21]
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nori#Nutrition
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Re:Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus, Possible Way to Rev... by bumby on Thursday July 11, 2024 @10:25PM (#40942298)
Thanks, I was only going off the nutrition label, it shows 60% RDA per sheet. However, the reference link for the academy is broken; I wonder if they’ve changed their stance? Other references indicate raw nori has B12 but the drying process may turn it to an inactive form.
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Re:Scientists Discover a Cause of Lupus, Possible Way to Rev... by jhugo on Friday July 12, 2024 @02:57AM (#40943273)
They probably got the numbers for the nutrition label from the earlier study and nobody got around to checking yet.
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