Rogue Hawkins
05-07-2006, 08:54 AM
I've never been a huge fan of meat, and recently I have become a vegartian, I am eating meat alternatives, however I am still worried that I am missing out nutritionally, does anyone know if there are any vitamins or supplements that they reccommend at all? Thankyou
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6foot3
05-07-2006, 10:57 AM
B-12 is usually missing from vegetarians diets as this vitamin is found in meat unless you eat alot of Spirulina......... :cool:
Rogue Hawkins
05-09-2006, 08:44 PM
Thankyou for your help! :)
ratboy83
05-14-2006, 09:09 AM
B-12 is usually missing from vegetarians diets as this vitamin is found in meat unless you eat alot of Spirulina......... :cool:
:nono: unfortunatley, there is no definitive evidence to suggest that the B-12 in spirulina can be absorbed properly; infact soem evidence actually suggests that spirulina may even increase the risk of B-12 deficiency occuring(it contains a substance similar to B-12 but it isn't actually B-12 and this substance competes for absorption with B-12 in the intestines. i would recommend spirulina as a fine source of iron though- it has one of the most bio-avaliable forms of all foods :D . iron can also be a posibble issue for veggies too as the veggie source isn't as well absorbed as that in meat. another one in zinc- the phytic acid in whole grains, nuts and seeds renders less available than animal sources. back to the B-12 issue. when you say vegetarian am i right in thinking the defining characteristic of a vegetarian is that they will not eat the flesh of an animal; is that correct? if it is then i suppose drinking milk would cover you on the B-12 front. do you drink milk?
alex.
:nono: unfortunatley, there is no definitive evidence to suggest that the B-12 in spirulina can be absorbed properly; infact soem evidence actually suggests that spirulina may even increase the risk of B-12 deficiency occuring(it contains a substance similar to B-12 but it isn't actually B-12 and this substance competes for absorption with B-12 in the intestines. i would recommend spirulina as a fine source of iron though- it has one of the most bio-avaliable forms of all foods :D . iron can also be a posibble issue for veggies too as the veggie source isn't as well absorbed as that in meat. another one in zinc- the phytic acid in whole grains, nuts and seeds renders less available than animal sources. back to the B-12 issue. when you say vegetarian am i right in thinking the defining characteristic of a vegetarian is that they will not eat the flesh of an animal; is that correct? if it is then i suppose drinking milk would cover you on the B-12 front. do you drink milk?
alex.
Homeherb
05-18-2006, 09:26 AM
Spirulina is a blue-green algae. The name "spirulina" is derived from the Latin word for "helix" or "spiral". Spirulina is being developed as the "food of the future". Spirulina is one of the few plant sources of vitamin B12, usually found only in animal tissues. Spirulina also provides high concentrations of many other nutrients - amino acids, chelated minerals, pigmentations, rhamnose sugars (complex natural plant sugars), trace elements, enzymes - that are in an easily assimilable form. spirulina increases production of antibodies, cytokines (infection fighting proteins), and other cells that improve immunity and help ward off infection and chronic illnesses such as cancer more... (http://www.homeherb.com/store.asp?filename=Spirulina)
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Rogue Hawkins
05-18-2006, 09:35 AM
Thanks guys for all your help, in answer to your question, I cannot stand milk, I do have it in tea etc but cannot drink it on its own as i cannot stand it, and when i have cereal, i have just enough milk to cover the bottom of the dish.
Chloe.Roma
05-18-2006, 11:58 AM
Can you take Spirulina as a supplement? I do not think where I live we would have that fresh. Would the supplement be efficient enough? Thanks :)