A look at the only essential nutrient not present in the modern vegan diet: B12. Is it a good idea to supplement? Could a vegan get enough B12 in nature?
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CDC Deficiency Report:
http://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/4Page_%202nd%20Nutrition%20Report_508_032912.pdf,
96% of US Fails Fiber:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/80400530/pdf/0102/usualintaketables2001-02.pdf
Low Fiber Diseases:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates/fiber
B12 Deficiencies US:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/89/2/693S.full
90% of B12 for Livestock:
http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/carnivores-need-vitamin-b12-supplements/2013/10/30#sthash.RerFgkfc.dpuf
B12 on Vegetables with Manure:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00007957
0.1-0.5 mg/liter B12 Pond Water:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2482180?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Tarahumara Study:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/32/4/905.full.pdf
B12 Microbes in Small Intestines:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v283/n5749/abs/283781a0.html
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