Comments on: What Supplements Does a Vegan Dietitian Take? https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/ Evidence-Based Nutrient Recommendations Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:55:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5343 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:19:13 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5343 In reply to acacia.

acacia,
In the time since writing the book, Stephen Walsh and I decided to revisit the literature and absorption formulas and concluded that 5 µg was enough to meet the RDA, so I lowered my recommendations. Yes, the regimen you’re on meets our recommendations.

]]> By: acacia https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5342 Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:45:41 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5342 so in the vegan for life book I read it said Daily supplement of 25-100 micrograms of b12, in that daily multi your taking it says 6 mcg of b12. I see on your recommendations that daily it can be 6-100mcg a day though. I’m just a bit confused since I read the book, did it recently change or something to lower? can I take that same multi your taking and then take a 1,000 mcg b12 twice a week too?

]]> By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5325 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 23:48:54 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5325 In reply to Pamela Lucca.

Pamela,
Your impression is correct but you don’t need to be nervous about the small amounts of iron in a multivitamin.

]]> By: Pamela Lucca https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5322 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:50:06 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5322 Hi! I thought people shouldn’t take iron unless they are truly deficient and even then, they should choose iron rich foods and eat them with vitamin C rich foods. I’ve always been nervous about taking a supplement with iron….

]]> By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5306 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 14:33:52 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5306 In reply to Rob.

That’s interesting and I hadn’t heard of this previously. Because zinc is important for the immune system, it’s possible that supplementing with zinc can allow some people’s immune system to fight an infection that causes these cracks. I’m just hypothesizing—I haven’t looked into it and doubt it’s been studied in any rigorous way.

]]> By: Rob https://staging.veganhealth.org/my-supplement-routine/#comment-5305 Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:07:59 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?p=14230#comment-5305 I used to get cracks in the corner of my mouth also and thought it was some nutrient deficiency. At one stage I went to the doctor for fungal toenail. He took a sample to identify the fungus involved and then prescribed some medication. As well as fixing the toenail (when a variety of natural approaches hadn’t) it fixed the cracks so sometimes this can be a fungal issue.

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