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		avmich on Jan 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Establishment of a closed artificial ecosystem to ... A lot of people use diets for health, not for status. E.g. vegans often supplement B12 externally.

dghughes on Jan 17, 2021 [–]

But that's the issue vegans can't live without artificially supplementing with B12. To me that shows the vegan diet is not valid or survivable. If you were on a desert island or stuck in a remote location and were vegan you'd be dead after a few years from B12 deficiency.

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