"usual suspect" > wrote in message
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> ta wrote:
> > Is there any reason a proper, healthy vegan diet cannot supply all of
the
> > necessary vitamins and minerals without supplementing?
>
> A lot of planning would have to go into such a diet to assure getting
> the proper RDA of vitamins and minerals. One would especially have to
> pay attention to zinc, iron, and B-12. In the real world,
> supplementation *is* necessary since most veg-ns don't pay attention to
> what they eat except to make sure their food has no animal parts.

because of the mass farming, pollution and stuff-there are not all the
vitamins we need in the vegetables and fruit..it is a good idea to
supplement...