Nutritionist Mihaela Bilic warns that the lack of animal products in the diet can lead to deficiencies of vitamin B12, essential for the nervous system.
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Nutritionist Mihaela Bilic reported on Instagram about the importance of vitamin B12, which is found only in products of animal origin.
“Beware of vegan diets, vitamin B12 only exists in animal products! Under the name of vitamin B12 we find cobalamins, a class of substances that have the cobalt molecule in the center. What is their role in the body? Formation and functioning of nerve cells and red blood cells. In other words, intelligence and disease resistance depend on B12.
Interestingly, no evolved animal possesses the genetic material to allow the synthesis of cattle. B12, it is produced only by microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast. All foods of animal origin (meat, liver, eggs, seafood, fish, dairy) are a kind of natural deposits of B12 beef, which is produced internally by the intestinal flora of the animal. It is enough to eat such products from time to time to cover the daily needs of about 3 micrograms of B12.
What happens when we become vegan? B12 deficiency leads to anemia and neurological disorders, which eventually result in irreversible damage to the nervous system. The body has a reserve of 2-5 mg B12 stored in the liver, a reserve that theoretically covers the needs for a year. A strict vegan diet, which is kept for a long time, risks endangering our most fragile organ-brain! And once the harm is done, nothing can fix it. For his sake, at least from time to time, authorize the consumption of animal products “, the doctor wrote on his Instagram account.
Restrictive diets, a mistake
“A very big mistake that many people make is that they follow diets, diets are restrictive, low in calories, deprive the body of certain nutrients and certain foods. Our body is built to be fed with the full spectrum of nutrients, with all kinds of food and animal protein, and vegetable protein, complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, minerals, quality protein.It is very important to eat properly.It is wrong to starve, to believe that if we eat a cake this can be compensated by an hour’s workout. It’s wrong, “Valentin Vasile said in an interview with DCNews.
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