Essential shopping list vegans

Vegan diets are great, but there are several essential nutrients you need to know about and in some cases supplement.  A 2009 article in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1 did a nice overview of this, and I’ve summarized the results below:

纯素饮食固然好,但是可能会导致某些营养的缺失,所以纯素食者应该考虑补充这些营养素。2009年《美国临床营养杂志》发表了一篇总结纯素食者的身体优点与缺点的文章。下面是我总结的最重要的几种。

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  1. Craig WJ. Health effects of vegan diets. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009, 1627S-33S.

Vitamin B12

January 9, 2011

B12, one vitamin all vegans should know about.

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One most common questions I get about the vegan diet is about protein. “If I don’t eat meat or dairy can I get enough protein?” “Can I still build muscle on a vegan diet?” “Without animal protein will I have enough energy?” The answer to these questions is unequivocally: YES!

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