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Originally Posted by Mortis
...I remember reading that Vegans don't get enough of some vitamins and need to take special supplements, is that true?
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Amino acids. The body cannot make 9 of the 20 amino acids we need to survive. Meat is the only food that contains all 9 nine. For vegans, they need to combine different foods to obtain necessary quantities of all the amino acids. i.e. beans AND rice.
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Funny, I had never even heard of vegan before moving to Los Angeles.