Essential Vegan Dietary Requirements And Sources - Google Drive
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Hi everyone!

I initially created this document because I couldn’t find anything similar. Feel free to use it if you find it helpful but also remember I’m not a nutritionist or doctor but if there are any inaccuracies I will change them.

  • melonade@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 year ago

    It would be great to cite your sources in this. There’s really no indication that the information you provided is accurate or trustworthy. That’s what citations are for.

    • Hotwarioinyourarea ⓋOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, I agree but I created it for myself initially then later thought others might also find it useful so I didn’t add any.

    • Link@lemmy.ml
      2·
      1 year ago

      I agree, without citations it holds no merit. That’s not to say it is false of course.

    • Hotwarioinyourarea ⓋOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      This is great information thank you! I started tracking my nutrients with Cronometer about a year ago and found there were certain things I was missing semi-regularly so I created this just for those bits but then eventually decided to expand it so I could easily look things up when and if I needed a little bump towards the end of the day.

      I definitely started to feel some of the food anxiety that you mentioned so I’m a lot less strict in tracking nutrients now but I keep an eye on them just to make sure I’m not going a few days without enough of certain things.

  • Knoll0114@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    I really enjoyed ‘Vegan for Life’ which was written by vegan registered dieticians. Really practical advice.

  • Archpawn@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    That’s good, but I found a few problems with it.

    You only have ALA for omega-3 in fat, but you also need EPA and DHA (as far as I can find, your body can convert from one to the other, though there’s still differences based on which you get). From what I’ve heard, basically the only vegan place to get those is algal oil. If you’re okay with crustaceans being killed (they have vastly simpler minds than even fish), then krill oil is also an option.

    You listed Methionine and Phenylalanine in the amino acids, when it should be Methionine + Cysteine and Phenylalanine

    • Tyrosine because your body can convert. Also, I understand you need more protein than just what you get from the essential amino acids, so that should be included too.