re note to bobby m in article apr daffy cs wisc edu mccullou snake cs wisc edu mark mccullough writes from mccullou snake cs wisc edu mark mccullough subject re note to bobby m date wed apr gmt in article apr monu cc monash edu au darice yoyo cc monash edu au fred rice writes in madhausc ckip h netcom com madhaus netcom com maddi hausmann writes mark how much do you really know about vegetarian diets the problem is not some b vitamins it s balancing proteins there is also one vitamin that cannot be obtained from non animal products and this is only of concern to vegans who eat no meat dairy or eggs i believe it is b and it is the only problem supplements are available for vegans yes the b does come from animal by products if you are on an ovo lacto vegetarian diet eat dairy and eggs this is not an issue i didn t see the original posting but yes i do know about vegetarian diets considering that several of my close friends are devout vegetarians and have to take vitamin supplements b was one of the ones i was thinking of it has been a long time since i read the article i once saw talking about the special dietary needs of vegetarians so i didn t quote full numbers considering how nice this place is b can also come from whole grain rice i understand some brands here in australia and other places too i m sure get the b in the b tablets from whole grain rice are you sure those aren t an enriched type i know it is basically rice and soybeans to get almost everything you need but i hadn t heard of any rice having b just thought i d contribute on a different issue from the norm you should have contributed to the programming thread earlier fred rice darice yoyo cc monash edu au m if one is a vegan a vegetarian taht eats no animal products at at i e eggs milk cheese etc after about years of a vegan diet you need to start taking b supplements because b is found only in animals acutally our bodies make b i think but our bodies use up our own b after or years lacto oveo vegetarians like myself still get b through milk products and eggs so we don t need supplements and if anyone knows more please post it i m nearly contridicting myself with the mish mash of knowledge i ve gleaned tammy
