"TomP" > wrote in message
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> Some would argue that "EVERYTHING" is natural.
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Sure, even the products of a large petro-chemical industry. Can't get much
more natural in your diet than that!


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> rick etter wrote:
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> > "ta" > wrote in message
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> > >
> > > "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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