Some strong new evidence has come in that vegans, as a group, are royally fucking up when it comes to taking their B-12—and it’s showing up on their blood tests. Ginny Messina summarizes:
The researchers looked at diets and serum levels of B12 in 226 omnivores, 231 vegetarians and 232 vegans. Mean serum B12 levels in vegans were 33% lower than in the vegetarians and 57% percent lower than in the omnivores.
Ginny goes on to make a convincing argument that some top authors in the veggie movement have given advice that borders on reckless when it comes to being sure you’re getting enough B-12.
B-12 deficiencies are not to be trifled with; they’ll creep up on you over time and can cause irreversible damage before you even realize something’s wrong. These deficiencies are also incredibly easy to avoid: just get a good cheap B-12 supplement
Damn, people, just do this. Link.
