A vegan diet may imply possible inadequate B-12 intake (although with fortified foods, I imagine this is less prevalent these days) but this does not mean a meat-heavy diet implies *adequate* B vitamin intake. A list of the B vitamins and all their sources is found here:
As you can see, B12 is the only one found solely in animal products, and there are some found more prominently in plant sources (the only animal source listed for B9, folic acid, is liver; the foods for thiamine and pyroxidine likewise may or may not be on your list of staples.)
So if your diet is full of chicken and doesn't include the right diversity of veggies and grain products, yes, you can need more of certain B vitamins. And some people are more prone to deficiencies than others, because of absorption -- I know people who eat scads of meat and get iron-deficient, whereas my mother was found to have a higher than usual iron level while pregnant, when the doctor insisted on testing her for deficiencies because she's vegetarian . . .
Taking a B-50 or B-100 complex rarely hurts anyone, in any case.
I actually don't like cheese fondue very much. I find it hard to deal with and too much melted cheese gives me a headache for some reason (I never order extra cheese on pizza). I'm thinking more picnic, maybe.
Fresh, well-made bread buttered with creamy, cold, real butter; delicious refined cheese; and some fine wine still remains one of my favorite combinations of life. Fine ale also makes a good substitute for the wine, provided the bread and cheese are heartier varieties.
*noshes fresh wheat roll, dark ale, and fairly sad cheddar cheese that had to be a substitute for the Dubliner cheddar I couldn't be arsed to drive to Whole Foods to get*
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Date: Sep. 24th, 2004 02:43 pm (UTC)From:(Good for upping one's B vitamin levels, too, if you're feeling somewhat deficient therein.)
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http://home.howstuffworks.com/vitamin-b1.htm
As you can see, B12 is the only one found solely in animal products, and there are some found more prominently in plant sources (the only animal source listed for B9, folic acid, is liver; the foods for thiamine and pyroxidine likewise may or may not be on your list of staples.)
So if your diet is full of chicken and doesn't include the right diversity of veggies and grain products, yes, you can need more of certain B vitamins. And some people are more prone to deficiencies than others, because of absorption -- I know people who eat scads of meat and get iron-deficient, whereas my mother was found to have a higher than usual iron level while pregnant, when the doctor insisted on testing her for deficiencies because she's vegetarian . . .
Taking a B-50 or B-100 complex rarely hurts anyone, in any case.
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