If you become a vegetarian, what supplements do you have to take to make up for nutritional loss?

Question

I am thinking about becoming a Buddhist, and with it, a vegetarian. I am pretty sure you have to take something to make up for what you lose when you cut meat out of your diet, but what? Is it different for each person? I know I should talk to my doctor about this, but I just want a heads up.

Answer 1

You don't need supplements IF you have a good diet and understand nutrition.

What you do need to learn is how to combine foods to form complete proteins. (Such as grains and legumes)

Answer 2

You only lose nutrition if you dont eat properly and that goes for everyone..even meat eaters. Google the Vegetarian food pyramid. Take note that whole grains are the most important in any healthy diet. How many meat eaters do you know that eat 9-11 servings of whole grain a day?

Answer 3

oh my goodness, im not a vegetarian, but some of my breathren here are practicing vegetarian, if you are a vegetarian you dont need to take food supplement, vegetables are more nutritious than taking food supplement, besides its natural..you have nothing to lose dear if you are a vegetarian, as i said vegetables arte more nutritious than any other food supplement ok

Answer 4

You don't need suppliments. You just have to eat a diverse group of vegetables. I think that Indian food covers most if not all of your bases, so I'd look into what they eat (e.g. a lot of lentils, chick peas, tofu, etc) to make up for the meat, and eat the normal vegetables you would get anyway.

Answer 5

There is no nutritional loss if you educate yourself about your body's needs.
There are many communities in the world where meat is absent from the diet.

Answer 6

Yea...you don't NEED supplements. I kept hearing that I'd have a vit B 6 and B12 deficiency, but I didn't. I get plenty of it in my soy milk. If you know what the body needs, how it works, and what organic/natural/vegan foods you can find them in, it's not that hard.

Answer 7

who told you that vegeterian food is not sufficiently nutritional? thats the most rubbish thing i have ever heard, i am pure vegetarian since my birth thats 25yrs and i am perfectly helthy person.