Some would argue that "EVERYTHING" is natural.

rick etter wrote:

> "ta" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >
> > "Michael Balarama" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > "usual suspect" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > 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...
> >
> > Michael, you hit on a key secondary question that I was hoping to address
> > as well. That is, to what extent, if any, has the quality of human food
> > degraded to the point where supplementing is necessary? Naturally (no pun
> > intended) human beings didn't always have vitamin pills, nor did they
> > probably need them. In other words, shouldn't we be able to get absolutely
> > everything we need from the food we eat, and if not, why not? You hit on a
> > couple of reasons, but if you have any specific sources on that, I'd
> > appreciate it.
> >
> > The reason I ask is because it seems entirely "unnatural" to have to take
> > supplements. Thanks.
> ==============
> It is when you have an unnatural diet..
>
> >
> >

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