[194] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
Re: this whole B-12 thing.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ed Piekos)
Thu Oct 6 22:41:40 1994
To: vsg@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 06 Oct 1994 22:15:50 EDT."
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Date: Thu, 06 Oct 1994 22:40:04 EDT
From: Ed Piekos <espiekos@MIT.EDU>
Oh yeah, in relation to another thing Wendy said, namely:
>1. B-12 requirements, like all other vitamins and minerals, are highly
>over estimated to make sure citizens get enough. And don't you know that
>more = good? (hint o sarcasm here - it's late. I'm tired. I apologize in
>advance).
I think it's very interesting that the USRDA for calcium is far above what
we really need. This is to account for the increased calcium secretion which
is brought about by an extremely high protein (read: meat based) diet.
Interestingly, we have one of the highest rates of milk consumption while
still having one of the highest rates of osteoporosis. Think of that the next
time someone accuses you of not getting enough protein.
<<ESP>>
