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[Closed] Veg(etarian)ism and Vitamins

Superficial · 2020-03-02T09:21:10Z

I eat a predominantly (but not strict) vegetarian diet and recently I've been worried about being deficient in various vitamins - namely vitamin D and iron. Looking at my diet, although I do quite well on vegetables and fruit, I don't eat loads of the stuff that contains iron (wholemeal bread, beans, nuts, breakfast cereal etc) and I know my Hb is low end of normal. I'm not anaemic, but I'd like a bit more oxygen carrying capacity without resorting to EPO! I also work and don't get out in the sun as much as I'd like so I want to see if Vit D supplementation improves my winter mood. So I know I may be opening up a can of worms here but I can't easily find a good answer online. I don't want advice from militant crazy vegans, and I don't want advice from quack sites called ProHealthNewsOnline or similar so I'm looking to STW for advice. What do you people take and why?

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Earl_Grey

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As I understand it, not only does non-heme iron need vitamin c to help absorption, some things actively prevent or inhibit absorption - like calcium and polyphenols. I'm vegan and I'm quite careful about looking at what my vitamin supplements contain because of this.

Posted : 02/03/2020 7:01 pm

cinnamon_girl

Posts: 17843

That MeatRx link needs a NSFW warning!

Posted : 02/03/2020 7:03 pm

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