I would recommend you read that article from bbc.ArchZeratul wrote: ↑ The dietary supplement industry is huge, and is hardly propped up by the ~2-4% of the population that's vegan. Many more people than that take multivitamins "just to be safe" because they feel it's beneficial on top of their dietary intake. Some smaller portion of people would be taking stuff like Vitamin C because they believe it bolsters their immune system, fish oil for brain/heart health, to improve their fitness in the gym, etc. Then there are actual prescription cases like iron for anemic women, B12 for the elderly with digestive issues, calcium/magnesium/D3 for osteoporosis, etc.
Vegans only really need to worry about B12, and can get it through fortified foods if they really don't want to take a supplement. D3 is also a nutrient of concern, but is worth considering for anyone living in Canada.
there are several important brain nutrients that simply do not exist in plants or fungi. Creatine, carnosine, taurine, EPA and DHA omega-3 (the third kind can be found in plants), haem iron and vitamins B12 and D3 generally only occur naturally in foods derived from animal products
Other common deficiencies among vegans include D3, omega-3, selenium, folate and iodine.
to get the minimum amount of vitamin B6 required each day (1.3 mg) from one of the richest plant sources, potatoes, you’d have to eat about five cups’ worth (equivalent to roughly 750g or 1.6lb)
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Buffett, investors are focusing “not on what an asset will produce but rather on what the next fellow will pay for it.”
“Because gold is honest money it is disliked by dishonest men.” – R. Paul