Today at the office, one of my employees was surprised when I said that I was following a vegan diet. She knew that I was eating mostly raw, but thought I was including either sushi or some cooked meat. So, that got me thinking about “veganism” and I wondered how many people are familiar with the term.
The definition of veganism follows from wikipedia:
Veganism is a diet and lifestyle that seeks to exclude the use of animals for food, clothing, or any other purpose.
Although I am following a vegan diet, I have not yet transformed my entire lifestyle away from animal products. For example, I still have items in my home such as leather furniture, belts and wallets. However, I hope to remove these at some point.
I wanted to comment on B12 deficiency and vegan/vegetarian diets. Yes, sometimes vegans and vegetarians get low in B12. It’s more common in vegans who do not supplement but it can take years. If adequate levels of B12 are consumed before going on a vegan diet it can take about 5 years before your B12 stores are depleted. If you are a vegan, take B12 supplements, eat nutritional yeast or foods fortified with B12 such as fortified plant based milks. I eat nutritional yeast often and take B12 injections every 2 weeks. I also take a quality multivitamin daily.
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