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9blb@feddit.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

There are no nutrients that are exclusively available via meat/dairy. The only thing you might miss out on is B12, but that’s usually supplemented in a lot of the vegan substitutes/junk food alternatives already. Anything else you’ll get pretty easily by simply eating your regular veggies, beans, legumes etc.

If you truly care about nutrients, then get your blood tested and have them check what you are actually lacking, and then adjust or supplement your diet accordingly. Chances are that you are already low on something even when eating animal products.

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JetpackJackson@feddit.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Thanks for the advice, iirc I got my blood tested when I was doing some allergy tests so I’ll look at those and see what my levels were. I do know that I’m low on vitamin d cause I take a supplement for that

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tar@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

There are no nutrients that are exclusively available via meat/dairy.

that’s not true

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- ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Which ones are exclusive?
  
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  - tar@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    I’m not a nutritionist, but I know for a fact vitamin a, among others, is not made by plants. I think people should probably just talk to their health care professionals. strangers on the Internet need have no credentials, and often have motivated reasoning.
    
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    ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨46⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago
    Humans synthesize Vitamin A from Beta Carotene in plants. Only a small minority of people who are genetically predisposed to less efficient conversion of Beta Carotene would need to supplement with the retinyl form (readily available in supplements)
    
    Per the NIH:
    
    The human diet contains two sources for vitamin A: preformed vitamin A (retinol and retinyl esters) and provitamin A carotenoids [1,5]. Preformed vitamin A is found in foods from animal sources, including dairy products, eggs, fish, and organ meats [1,2]. Provitamin A carotenoids are plant pigments that include beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, and beta-cryptoxanthin [1]. The body converts provitamin A carotenoids into vitamin A in the intestine via the beta-carotene monooxygenase type 1 BCMO1 enzyme [1,3,6], although conversion rates may have genetic variability
    
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RedMari@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Exactly. Can get everything but b12 from plants. Can’t get fiber without plants though.

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- rbos@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Tempeh and nutritional yeast are a good start there, but you may need supplements, yes.
  
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