thinkin on going vegatarian... what vitamin supplements are essential for good health?

Question

i am 27, i don't like taking pills so the less the better -- but i don't wanna get sick, ya dig.

Answer 1

That's a nice idea.. :) you must have lots of fresh vegetables and fruits.. drink lots of water. Also opt for sprouts as they are protein-rich.. Do include white oats, dry fruits and dairy products in your diet and avoid oily food as they decrease the water level in your body and weaken immune system.. Have a great vegetarian life.. :)

Answer 2

Absolutely none.

I've been veggies for 28 years ( now I'm 42), never take supplements, never ill, lead a full and active healthy life, donate blood every 16 weeks, own 4 businesses ( including an arable farm that demand physical work ) so live a busy and active life.

No need to worry about supplements, protein, iron or all the other myths that surround vegetarianism

This site from the vegetarian society has some great pages about what foods we need and where we get them from:

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/

Answer 3

I've been a vegetarian not vegan for 7 years...I don't eat any meat..or fish of any amount,size...none for seven years...I don't take any vitamins or supplements of any kind. I never have had to either. Why do you assume you need to take a vitamin or supplement to be a vegetarian? That's silly to assume you need to take one. All you have to do is eat heathy...eat all your fruits and veggies...get enough carbs for energy and your fine. Why don't you try it out first without taking a vitamin...and see first. If you cannot incorperate all your recomended fruits and veggies into you diet then...you MAY need to take one. The only time I ever NEEDED one was when I got mono and didn't eat for a while.....try it out first. Don't assume you need one.

The whole thing is about trying to eat healthy...trying to get all your vitamins and nutrients through your food. You only actually asorb up to 2% of those vitamins and such from vitamins anyway....taking a vitamin for vitamin c and iron and so on isn't the same as just eating some brocolli. You get more out of the broccolli. Eat the right foods and your fine.

Answer 4

Pick up a few books on vegetarianism because, done properly, no supplements at all should be needed. If you feel a supplement is necessary try a good standard multivitamin tailored to male or female (whichever is appropriate).

Being Vegetarian For Dummies (it's a good series!) by Suzanne Havala (ISBN:9780764563355) and
Total Nutrition : The Only Guide You'll Ever Need
by Victor Herbert (Editor) (ISBN: 9780312113865)

Answer 5

Vitamin Bs

Answer 6

instead of spending our money on supplementations and supplementations, why do not you purchase genuine nutrition instead - like case in point sparkling end result and greens, meat (chops for grilling are ideal for one) and fish - and you gets each and every of the fundamental supplementations you want particularly than getting them expensively and unnecessarily out of a jar or packet. - and purely in case you do not already comprehend, the Mancunian equivalent of Walmart is Asda so as which will practice what rubbish those pills could be!

Answer 7

So, your first question about "going vegetarian" is about taking pills, to substitue for vitamins and nutrients, that you would naturally get in eating foods. Should that not tell you something. Think about what you're doing.

Answer 8

None-the only nutrient found almost exclusively in meat is vitamin B12 and you can get it in fortified cereals, dairy or nutritional yeast-the RDA is small.

Answer 9

Vitamin B complex and iron tablets, make up for the lack of animal protein in your diet.

Answer 10

I have been vegetarian for 23 years and I don't take any. They aren't necessary as long as you eat a good variety of fresh vegetables and fruits.