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Omelet wrote:
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> Meat is the only "natural" source of Vitamin B-12 which is mandatory for
> your body to make red blood cells. Without it, you will become anemic.
> Slower for men, a lot faster for women due to monthly blood loss.
>
> "Nutritional yeast" is another source of B-12 but after taking a good,
> long look at that stuff, it appears to be fortified with B-12 so that's
> hardly vegan after all. <g>


Spirulina seems to be the vegan choice for B-12.