Re: Vitamin B12 for vegetarians

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Hi All,

As I understand it, liver reserves of B12 are good for a month. With

supplements, vegetarians do pretty well.

Cheers, Al Pater.

> " The other supplement that is critical for individuals who choose

not to eat

> animal protein is vitamin B12. Vegetarism is not a very wise choice

in my

> opinion, but nevertheless a common approach, even among many

readers of this

> newsletter. Fortunately, the human body is quite forgiving and can

tolerate this

> abuse for about 7 years with liver reserves of B12. But, after that

time, the

> B12 deficiency frequently causes irreversible brain damage. "

> From Mercola.com....

> I know he is a quack about a lot of things...but any comments on

this

> interesting quip?