Natural Vitamin B12: The Nail in the Malnourished Vegan Coffin

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Today's video:
Vitamin B12, the Achilles’ heel of veganism or just another example of the animal farming industries clutching at straws?
In their 2022 We Eat Balanced campaign, the AHDB advocate for the consumption of animal products by stating that it’s a natural source of vitamin B12.
However, when we consider that the majority of the animals we consume are either supplemented with B12 in the first place, or the minerals required for them to produce B12, it becomes apparent that this isn’t even true.
But more to the point, does it even matter if we get vitamin B12 naturally or unnaturally? The idea that something being natural means that it is better is clearly a misguided idea. There are many things that are natural but clearly terrible, such as certain diseases like anthrax, and there are many things that are unnatural but clearly good, such as medications like synthetic antibiotics.
In fact, the way that we live is completely unnatural, from the homes we live in and the clothes we wear, to even the food we eat.
Animal agriculture as an industry is unnatural due to it being a human construct that revolves around domestication, selective breeding, artificial insemination, and the list goes on. Even the bananas we eat are a product of selective breeding and are therefore unnatural - interestingly without being selectively bred bananas would naturally have been almost inedible.
So what is natural is not what is relevant, and in the case of B12 we can get what we need through eating fortified plant foods and taking a supplement. So we have the choice to either get B12 that way, or through supporting an industry that is not only one of the key drivers of the climate crisis, but also causes unimaginable suffering and cruelty to animals.
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[@ed.winters]

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[@VeganV5912]

🤥🤥🤥 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKnMiYSpo8eni6M . Cows, injected💉🐄 B12. 2 minutes

[@VeganV5912]

Yeast is B12. Teaspoon 500% !!!!! And it’s natural, 🦠 (hint hint 🥖🍞B12 ). Or marmite teaspoonful 480% !!!!! Duckweed B12 500% teaspoon !!!.......

[@VeganV5912]

.. actual photos of the heart clogging up 😵🦠🥩🥓🍣.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gonMmKB9j9BofLc . Peer review science !!!!

[@TheWorldTeacher]

😇 May God Bless You Always, Edward! 😇

[@thomasdavey1513]

Interesting video, I've heard the B12 arguments against veganism before. I'm not vegan, but I eat mostly game meat, as in Kudo, Warthog, Sprinkbok etc. These aren't "farmed" nessisarily so does that mean the B12 from them is better than in store bought beef?

[@beccar2843]

I’m taking an Intro to Nutrition course in college, and my professor talked about veganism the other day. She said “animal foods are healthy and nutritious,” and went on to imply vegans are always nutritionally deficient especially in b12. Im emailing her this video. Ed, you’re my hero 🌱🖤

[@zixiong681]

how is she a professor when she doesn't know this? shouldn't she know this kind of thing if she wants to even teach in a college??

[@fromeveryting29]

Great of you! It's shockinh when people who absolutely should want to seek out knowledge in any given field just don't. Scientifically speaking, the safest, most responsible, ethical and effective way to get B12 today is BY FAR from supplements. "Natural" does NOOOOT mean best, healthiest, optimal or ok.

[@KanashiAtisuto]

Hope she learns something. I once even had too much B12 after having gone vegan xD & people like Patrik Baboumian definitely don't look like they have nutrient deficiencies to me- wonder what she says to them :D

[@KanashiAtisuto]

@@zixiong681 Unfortunately, education that fulfills requirements for such positions can be outdated, people aren't staying up to date or maybe there are/were more positions open than there are people to fill them. Good thing it's easier than ever to look up resources.

[@lbeschrich]

Also check out Medical medium podcast titled “b12 trick or treat you don’t get it from meat” B12 doesn’t come from meat!!!

[@quaidrowan]

I love it when carnists speak of "natural" vs. "unnatural." The factory farm/slaughterhouse model is an unnatural blight upon the Earth, filled with diseased animals that have to be pumped full of antibiotics and hormones to remain profitable.

[@ptolemyauletesxii8642]

It's actually worse than that. There really isn't anything unnatural in existence. If a thing exists it is natural. If humans do a thing it is human nature to do it. Unnatural tends to be often used as a moral descriptor, IE the idea that some practices are wicked/unnatural. But more recently it's come to describe the difference between something that exists on its own in the natural world and something that is created by human artifice, IE artificial. But even this leads to problems. Bread is artificial because it doesn't grow on trees. We have to use artifice to make it. But does anyone consider bread artificial? No one does, though it actually is. Some ingredient in a vegan meat replacement with a long Latin/Greek name seems obviously artificial to most of us, whole bread doesn't. Yet both of them are. It makes much more sense simply to judge foods on how we like them, what effect they have on us, and how they impact the world around us. Molecules and compounds don't care if they are artificial or not. Why should we?

[@gmnotyet]

That's CAPITALISM for you.

[@wherethereslifethereshope9858]

Joe, why is it that vegans ignore the fact that there are honest hardworking families that own and operate farms on which they raise livestock 100% on pasture using regenerative farming practices such as rotational grazing? They do not use any of the "cides" used in plant ag nor do their livestock require antibiotics, hormones or B12 supplementation. These primary producers also do NOT condone intensive farming, whether it be animal or plant agriculture. I am genuinely curious.

[@quaidrowan]

@Hamster Mohammad I saw what you had to say about the word below. And it also seems you are a vegan. All snark, insults, and trolling aside - what is your problem with the word, exactly? Is it the etymology? Is it the way the word is being used? I can't really tell. But the word isn't "meaningless" - words gain meaning based upon their usage over time. Language evolves. I'm sure you know that. So what it is about this word in particular that you find so repugnant?

[@thegrinderman1090]

@Hamster Mohammad You think nothing horrific happens in nature? Your statement clearly assumes that natural = good, when that is not the case. Natural just means part of nature. Are you religious by any chance?

[@lestravel]

I've been vegan for 4 years and I did a blood test a couple of weeks ago. I got my results back and I had to speak to a doctor about my B12 as this came up. I arranged a call and I was expecting to hear I was low in B12 because of what I've read online. My doctor told me I'm over my B12 and asked if I took supplements which I replied yes and she advised me to stop taking my supplements. So I'm getting natural B12 from my vegan diet! I was shocked to hear this and very happy, it demolishes another lie told by the meat industry! Also nothing else came up, my iron , vit c, all the things I was subconsciously worried about are absolutely fine. Just a nice feeling to know my body is thriving.

[@IceblueParamedic]

I would probably advise about completely stopping taking the supplements. Maybe the dosage is just too high, so you are over your b12 because you take too much every day. Maybe try only taking them half as often, as not taking them at all could have serious long term consequences.

[@shelbyguitarmusic]

If you don't mind me asking, could you do a quick breakdown of what your diet generally consists of? I'm a relatively new vegan trying to do it right.

[@goldenjordan]

There is no B12 in the vegan diet. Be careful! You could be using up stores in your liver for years before you become deficient. My levels were also too high with a supplement. I'm tiny, so I now take half the recommended dose.

[@carl13579]

@@goldenjordan Some nutritional yeast is extremely high in B12. But your caution is warranted. He should just lower his supplement dosage.

[@deeleet119]

@@goldenjordan Lots of fortified vegan foods, and some natural none animal product sources. So there can be b12 without taking a pill.

[@fanthonyfictions]

I felt physically angry as I put the pieces together as you were talking. I knew b12 came from the soil, I knew pigs and chickens are factory farmed, using these facts together could only mean they're getting it from supplements. Added to the arsenal of arguments. Thank you.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@planetofthevegans880]

No, it doesn't just come from the soil, all humans and animals have it in their bodies along with all other beneficial bacteria.

[@fanthonyfictions]

@@planetofthevegans880 Well, yeah. But the bacteria is in the soil, no?

[@planetofthevegans880]

@@fanthonyfictions Your body barely needs outside sources of good bacteria including B12. It manufactures its own, unless it's depleted by antibiotics, which destroy it. That goes for animals as well. And all seeds contain B-complex, including lentils, which are loaded with B12. I don't understand this hysteria newer vegans have about B12, it's nothing but propaganda from meat & dairy and the pharma companies who make the synthetic supplements.

[@Liloldliz]

@@planetofthevegans880 all the bacteria that are in our bodies, come from outside our bodies and get in somehow. sometimes we get them when we're born or breastfed, some we eat, some get in through our lungs or through cuts in our skin. and the bacteria that make b12 are crap at living in our bodies right now. that's why we need to develop a probiotic pill with a manufactured strain of b12-producing bacteria

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

I love how they go straight for the vegans (their enemy). This is because they recognize veganism as a threat and need to be on the defensive.

[@jasmineharbour6045]

exactly i wasn't seeing these adverts 5 years ago which just shows that veganism is rapidly growing and getting more powerful

[@blue_sky_bright_sun7599]

they feel guilty but can't own up to it. they feel eating animals makes THEM a worse person in their eyes, and so they take it out on the vegans and the movement. that means they INHERENTLY recognize vegans as being IN THE RIGHT. most of them aren't that deep thinkers though, and interact only from a reactionary perspective. most people are honest to god dumb as fuck.

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

YOU ARE NOT MAKING A DIFFERENCE MAN.

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@Hamster Mohammad START EATING REAL FOOD BRO. EAT MEAT

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@Hamster Mohammad PLANTS ARE MADE FOR CATTLES

[@fiftyf00tqueenie42]

Had this argument about “natural” vs “unnatural” with a friend the other day and when I brought up the Viagra he has to take he shut up real fast.

[@carl13579]

LOL. He might not need the Viagra if he switched to a WFPB vegan diet. Let him know that if he needs Viagra there is a high chance that he also is developing clogged arteries throughout his body putting him at increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

[@fiftyf00tqueenie42]

@@carl13579 oh he knows but like a lot of people he can't accept that his diet is the cause of his concern. He's also diabetic.

[@deeleet119]

Oof 👌🏽🌱💚

[@mysteriousstranger6834]

what's so natural about taking Viagra? if u can't get boner in the first place ur not eating enough lol

[@mr.silhouette8452]

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[@NoInjusticeLastsForever]

Step 1: Learn the horrors of animal agriculture Step 2: Become vegan. Don't let this be your last step. Step 3: Support animal rights activists (such as myself). Non-monetary ways are to watch their videos, give thumbs up, subscribe, leave comments, engage. Step 4: Become an animal rights activist yourself. Speak up when you can. Specialize your activism in whatever you excel at. We need all different kinds of approaches to reach a wider audience. Step 5: We'll have a vegan world.

[@nathanplant9893]

Step 6: Wake up to the fact that veganism is a new world order agenda. Step 7: Start adding back animal products and feel 10 times better just on the first week. Step 8: Start finding about about products like grass fed liver, raw milk and cheese. Life completely changed, health, libido, athleticism reach new levels, feel totally in control of your life and glad you escaped the vegan cult.

[@lggsretrofinds4461]

Mmmm meat

[@TechOutAdam]

This right here. ✌

[@androz38]

@@nathanplant9893 question, how does liver eat grass?

[@PauIdenino]

@@nathanplant9893 9. Always listen to the 120 pound guy who can't do proper push ups

[@jhunt5578]

I laughed when I saw that ad on TV. The animal ag industry are evidently feeling a bit of pressure from the rise of Veganism.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@KanashiAtisuto]

I got so many animal product ads this January & had the same thought. The ads bother me but it's good to see that Veganism has gained so much attention that they feel threatened enough to "respond".

[@SneakerDrawings]

It’s sad how many bone heads will eat up that commercial too and use it as ammo against vegans

[@AdelineCowgirl]

They're going down and they know it. How pathetic are they to make an advertisement to specifically say veganism is unhealthy, and then they can't even come up with a single fact to support their claim lmao 😂

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

I'm eating chicken breast right now

[@annikm.l.679]

You helped me on my vegan and activistic journey a lot. Thank you so much for all your work. You are truly making a difference.

[@steveryan4550]

Funny how when I used to eat meat, my blood tests showed low b12. Soon remedied after turning vegan, fortified products etc. Three years into a plant based diet and the healthiest I’ve ever been.

[@amandah5478]

My daughter was low in b12. She's a meat eater.

[@planetofthevegans880]

That's because you were consuming the antibiotics that the farmed animals were fed, which were killing off the good bacteria that already exists in your body, including B12.

[@thegrinderman1090]

@@planetofthevegans880 I don't know if what you're saying is true, I'm doubtful because I've never heard of that, although you might be right. But I think its's more likely they were just eating fewer B12 enriched foods such as plant milks and nutritional yeast before they went vegan.

[@planetofthevegans880]

@@thegrinderman1090 Of course it's true. Antibiotics destroy all the good bacteria in your body. Just because you haven't heard it before means there's a lot of lies and propaganda surrounding B12 from both the meat & dairy industries and the pharma companies who make the supplements. It targets vegans and their fear of being deficient.

[@erfox1727]

@@planetofthevegans880 B12 isn't a bacteria, what are you talking about? It's a vitamin, a chemical element and its definitely doesn't "exist" (synthesize) in your body already. You take supplements to get B12

[@tseanmiller3119]

If B12 is your only issue then a vegan diet is more convenient. If I had to purchase and store 6 months worth of vitamin B12 in the form of meat, that would require a lot of refrigerator space and money compared to storing a vitamin B12 supplement in a small cupboard space for a much lower cost.

[@hermes1880]

l o l supplements are literally toxic garbage

[@Noreason2bvegan]

It’s not your only issue… there’s also retinol, d3, k2, dha/epa, amino acids, bioavailable calcium, zinc & iodine. Let me ask… are you more concerned about your health or storage space?

[@jaredbowen3527]

Not to mention a lot of fortified plant milks have b12 in them.

[@deksroning125]

@@Noreason2bvegan Except for the fact that D3 can only be gotten in any viable quantities from suntanning (food is a laughably inadequate source of D3 - you'd literally have to overeat your daily caloric intake by multiple times to get just 400 - 800 IU... and the RDA has been grossly miscalculated to the point where it ended up being 10-20x lower). Suntanning or supplements for D3 are the only viable option for anyone. As for Retinol, K2, DHA/EPA, amino acids, bioavailable calcium, zinc and iodine (just to name a few) are ALL extractable from vegan diet... Zinc is easily found in Pumpkin seeds), Iodine and bioavailbe B12 aewfound in Nori seaweed, whereaas calcium, amino acids, K2, retinol and DHA/EPA are easily sourced from a variety of vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruit. Oh and one other thing that people LOVE to complain that vegans 'lack' is Iron... which is easily found in non-heme form in say Tofu... but its been shown in peer-review studies that non-heme Iron is actually HEALTHIER for the body, and because its found in such copious amounts in Tofu, you'll absorb enough... and if you mix Vitamin C rich foods with Tofu, that will increase non-heme Iron absorption. I am indeed more concerned about my health... which is why I went vegan over 6 years ago and examined relevant peer-review studies on widely available vegan foods to understand which ones have what and how to mix/match them, and I've been healthier compared to when I was eating meat.

[@FM-qm5xs]

@@Noreason2bvegan Ummm all of those are either produced by your own body or found in plant foods. What's your point?

[@MarianoSteiner]

As John Joseph said: "Hospitals are not packed with vegans with nutrient deficiency and diet related diseases..." People tend to not pay attention to this small detail haha Great video Ed! Thanks!

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

Good observation 🌱

[@Hi-Five-Ghost]

Vegans make up 1% of the population of course omnivores are going to pack the hospitals, omnivores make up the majority of the 7 billion people on earth. Just remember Japan ranks #1 in overall health/ low obesity/ longest lifespan every year and they are top 3 most fish eater. Meanwhile Israel the most vegan nation on earth barely reaches the bottom 10. Omnivore fish eating nations rank above Israel, like Iceland/ Italy/ Greece/ Singapore/ Korea.

[@hikingmallard]

@Hi Five Ghost I agree that the hospital comparison is flawed, but your other arguments are at least as bad. You simply can't justify any point based on life expectancy and fish/meat consumption/%vegan. There are just too many confounding variables. Even if your statement would be correct, your data wouldn't prove it.

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

@@Hi-Five-Ghost Veganism is certainly growing in Japan and Israel, which can only be seen as a fantastic thing 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱❤♥️😘😘😘

[@Sovvyy]

@@Hi-Five-Ghost Be careful of cherry picking. You've given two countries with very different wealth. Wiki ranks Japan at no.3 in the world, while Isreal no. 31 and we know wealth is a strong indicator of life expectantly. Moreoever, why would you simply not compare a vegan diet in Japan vs an omnivorous diet in Japan? You need studies to back up your claims, which in all honesty, would not use such a poor metric given it would not tell you anything about any relationship that might exist.

[@LuckeGabriel]

After years of being in denial and being blissfully ignorant about the horrors of eating meat I finally decided recently to look into it properly and it's like a third awakening for me. Second one was living life untired with 8+ hours of sleep a night, and third is learning about veganism (and now becoming one). Ed is the perfect person out there for educating the information. Calm, controlled, calculated, composed and cwality!

[@KanashiAtisuto]

Congratulations on making all that progress & putting in the honesty & time to learn & act accordingly 🔥

[@lilyyvideos12310]

may i ask what was the first awakening? I'm curious now

[@eternalblue4660]

Glad to hear ❤️

[@LuckeGabriel]

@@lilyyvideos12310 Being born haha.

[@mojogustavo336]

Earthling Ed is an agent of darkness and hates nature and humans.

[@apeswithegos3266]

I’m 28 and have been vegan since 15. I have honestly never taken a B12 vitamin pill since and have never shown a deficiency with blood work results to prove it.

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

No wonder you got no sign of testosterone in your body mate. What a shame

[@mightyboosh9951]

An inconvenient truth for many 😊👌🏼🌱💚

[@Gra1i1ude]

Noice 🎯

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@@Gra1i1ude he'll have to take when he'll reach 50 that is if reach reach 50. Because Veganism is a eating disorder. I'm eating chicken breast right now

[@P.e.a.c.e_]

Brilliant! Good for you v fam 🤩🌱

[@NoHarmInTrying]

Thanks Ed for taking on these liars - I was so shocked to see the 'We Eat Balanced' advert on TV recently. It must be a panic response to Veganuary's positive growth, shamefully using a young girl's curiosity to establish their exploitative agenda. I hope viewers are able to look past the disinformation they're being fed.

[@venikrishnan3920]

Fantastic. I’m a vegan and never knew how to answer this question. Now I know. Thank you Ed

[@TheCrimsonPope]

same

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

Start eating real food

[@TheCrimsonPope]

@@niranjansinghdangi8397 oh sorry, we didn't know out food was IMAGINARY! Srsly...

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@@TheCrimsonPope The canola oil you drink and soy you eat is made in labs. No wonder you have low test

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@@TheCrimsonPope plants are made for cattles

[@veganfortheanimals6994]

And, it's much cheaper to get B12 through supplementation than through animal products. Both the intrinsic AND extrinsic costs are much less through supplementation. Good video Ed and team....

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@Liamcourtnae]

And realistically meat eaters don't care

[@Liamcourtnae]

Im vegan for the record :)

[@BrokenEyedVegan]

@Aaron Loos and cruel as hell. Vegan diet is cheap. Few bottles of herbs and spices, and some peppers, onions and tomatoes can make you a weeks worth of curries and Goulesh and soups. Not that labour and time consuming either where trapping your own animals takes time and then more time to prepare the animal once caught

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

@@indiafalconer2185 Awesome! My vegan tune is here too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioTYkoCMbZeAl5Y

[@gregblanshard6700]

I've been a healthy vegan for 16 years. I never take B12 supplements or any other supplement for that matter. When I have been tested, my B12 levels are always normal.

[@orangejuice7247]

what is your diet??

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

You're not healthy. You have estrogen level of 2 women in you dawg. Keep eating soy

[@gregblanshard6700]

@@niranjansinghdangi8397 Haha. I never said that I eat soy, dawg. I eat very little soy.

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

Veganism is a eating disorder. Keep eating canola oil.

[@gregblanshard6700]

@@niranjansinghdangi8397 Thanks I will.

[@maivaka3863]

Theoretically I already knew this. But you always tell it in a clearer way. Thank you!

[@LasseMJ]

Please talk about how we got B12 before supplements was a thing. From drinking from the rivers and eating roots etc with a bit of dirt. We should talk about how humans got B12 before the modern world

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@mateusztgorak]

@@indiafalconer2185 huh, it's actually really good. Definitely deserves more views

[@thatslife360]

Was gonna say this my-self, it helps paint the full picture.

[@jadejaguar69]

This is exactly why I buy organic and don’t wash before cooking

[@KanashiAtisuto]

I don't think this would currently help tooo much. It's good to know but people are more concerned about the now than the past or future & if more people go vegan due to/with the help of such informative videos we already get what's needed for the matter you mention: less pollution. So yeah, great point but others seem more "useful" to me.

[@ANDREALFB]

Just when you think you know all the vegan things Ed finds something new to tell you. Thanks Ed!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@rider24ZA]

Great song!

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

@@indiafalconer2185 Awesome! My vegan tune is here too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioTYkoCMbZeAl5Y

[@arnemyggen]

Well obviously he's wrong in what he's saying, but who cares at this point. So, hooray

[@MadHeadzOz]

They day you "think" you know it all is the day you "know" you've made a mistake.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

You hit the nail on the head about a lot of people needing B12 supplementation regardless of their diet. So much for the argument that only vegans need vitamin B12 supplement.

[@TsukimiTube]

On point, as always!! Thank you! Can’t believe that in this age commercials where children drink milk still exist although the evidence is clear that it’s bad for us. 🤦‍♀️

[@andrewmon4792]

Great video, Ed. You're a hero to the animals in every sense of the word!!!!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

@@indiafalconer2185 Awesome! My vegan tune is here too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioTYkoCMbZeAl5Y

[@mojogustavo336]

Animals are food.

[@user-ed7pu5uj3q]

@@mojogustavo336 Kiddie fiddlers and meat eaters take advantage of the defenseless

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

ANIMALS ARE FOOD

[@Tklinedesign]

Vegan 5 years. I hardly remember to supplement B12, sometimes going months without taking any. I got a B12 test the other week and its was 1000pg/mL, slightly OVER the recommended range.

[@thegrinderman1090]

I stopped taking it after I started tracking my micronutrient intake and realised I was already getting the recommended amount of it from enriched foods such as plant milks and nutritional yeast.

[@RogueAstro85]

Clearly it's because all the B12 is being leeched out of your body into your from a vegan diet. 100% kidding btw

[@robinpetersson3081]

It can take years to deplete you b12, but it is more likely you're eating fortified foods.

[@planetofthevegans880]

@@robinpetersson3081 Are a vegan? Or an anti-vegan? I can't tell, everyone here is advocating taking synthetic supplements, which is what meat, dairy and pharma constantly promote.

[@robinpetersson3081]

@@planetofthevegans880 Facts make you anti vegan?

[@dirksommerfeld559]

That is one of the best videos about Vit B12! Great job!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@jhunt5578]

Cobalt is a precious resource. It's wasted by feeding way more supplements to animals so a person can get the B12 from meat, when they could just use a supplement.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@carl13579]

Yes. Cobalt is presently an essential component of batteries for electric cars. (In the future they will probably have effective alternatives.)

[@Cass_Unfiltered]

Thank you! It's always a pleasure to learn from you.

[@jessielyon]

Word. I love your videos because you’re not defensive or rude like the people on the opposing side most often are. You’re only defending the animals. You just give the facts, and that facts show that we don’t need to torture, abuse, assault, violate, or murder animals. It’s just not necessary these days so we have no excuses. If those of us who have the privilege of choice would choose the right one, we could end a lot of suffering. I’ve been vegan for more than 2 years now and have gained clearer skin, better gut health, easier and more consistent menstrual cycles, more energy, and the comfort of knowing that I’m hurting as few beings as possible.

[@chris4231]

It's true Joe Rogan hates filthy vegans. Every meat enjoyer is just evil 😥

[@chris4231]

@Jay F But Joe Rogan has got to be canceled 🤬 CNN is the only truth 🤡

[@vixen7774]

@Jay F if we are designed to eat meat why is high dietary cholesterol a factor in our leading causes of death which is heart disease. Also can does equal should.

[@jessielyon]

@Jay F is this sarcastic or not. Been staring at it for a few minutes and can’t tell if the are is supposed to aren’t.

[@bagaskarapangestu7873]

@Jay F Cholesterol is the problem, not high carb foods. Human are designed to be vegan

[@cameronhead3504]

I love how you always have good sources to back you up.

[@planetofthevegans880]

Unfortunately, all the information about vegans needing to take synthetic supplements comes from the meat & dairy industries and the pharma companies who make the synthetic supplements. The truth is all that as long as gut bacteria have cobalt and certain other nutrients, they produce vitamin B12. No need for synthetic supplements. And absorption of the natural B12 coenzymes takes place in the mouth, throat, esophagus, bronchial tubes, upper small intestines and along intestinal tract. Source: Dr. Vivien Vitrano, who studied B12 extensively for decades, was a strong advocate against synthetic vitamins, and was a vegan who lived to be 93 with no disease or deficiency.

[@stores2736]

Thank you Ed, I often struggle to explain this. Very well explained 👌 🌱 💚

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@ShadowZZZ]

wonderful video, high quality, accurate information and the framing is such that even a child can understand it. lovely, everyone should watch your channel

[@VeganJustToAnnoyYou]

Amazing video. I just shared it on their Facebook about 10 times.

[@thegratefulsteve]

Ed! The Happy Gilmore! You had me rolling with that 1!🤣🤣🤣

[@wellhellotherekyle]

Yessss more like this please! Love this style of video from you.

[@sunscream2112]

Thank you, Ed! This is so important, I've struggled to explain this when people confront me on B12.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@mrcoatsworth429]

I find it weird that non-vegans only seem to bring up B12 when trying to argue against a vegan diet. They couldn't care less about vitamins and nutrition. They just want to justify eating meat because they love eating meat. (Generalizing, of course, but that's the stuff you constantly see on the internet.)

[@HolahkuTaigiTWFormosanDiplomat]

@@mrcoatsworth429 It had been years...at least 7 years ago.

[@sarayahaddad4745]

The other week I had a GP tell me it was essentially impossible to be vegan and healthy. He absolutely slated my vegan diet, stating that I could not get enough Vitamin B12 and vitamin C from a vegan diet. It was so frustrating because the whole time I knew he was just mansplaining to me propaganda from the meat industry. I didn't know how to respond to him. Thank you so much for this video and also your book, Ed, since reading it I feel so much more confident handling these situations!

[@welsh_vegan_allotment_holder]

That's why they are GENERAL practitioners. Not nutritionallists. My father in law was told to eat more red meat for low iron. Not great advise being he has had heart problems in the past.

[@benton-benton]

Here's how you respond to him: tell him to take a blood sample. He'll see your vitamin b is just fine, esp if you eat nutritional yeast. It's good stuff, should be used as a condiment everywhere. Vegans I'm sure get a lot more vitamin c than most people.

[@stisca]

Vitamin C, lol. You GP had plants and (most) meats confused there.

[@ceniloar]

Wait, he's worried about vitamin C? Girl what, it's called orange juice

[@RogueAstro85]

Would love to see this guy explain how you get Vit C from meat, eggs, or dairy

[@aurorerbt1684]

An amazing video again! Thank you for everything you do, Ed, we are gonna do it 💪🏻

[@victoriatruphemus6322]

Thanks for your work ! I'm currently listening and reding your book (it helps me learning english) and it's very well made congratulation. Plus I love so much hearing your accent !

[@mydeardimensions]

Bravo! That was perfect! 🤩

[@TheCrimsonPope]

This has been one of the more problematic issues for me to explain when somebody questioned my veganism. Thanks for providing argumentation and sources that will help me explain

[@graymitchell6502]

I just learned the UK pronunciation of "Vitamin" and I am in awe Lol

[@suicune2001]

Sure, that's why I was B12 deficient when I ate meat / dairy / eggs for every meal for over 30 years.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@lilyyvideos12310]

vegan are more aware about b12 than non vegans or carnists so they will not deficient on that

[@Luftgitarrenprofi]

The plant (pea protein) milk I drink has 100% of daily recommended b12 in 100ml. And it's delicious.

[@a9c]

I love pea protein with some almond milk. Make a batch every day

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@EricPeelMusic]

Such a simple but great argument! Thanks Ed!

[@stenroosvald]

Excellent video, both the quality of the content and editing!

[@derekseed]

Happy New Year, Earthling Ed! I so much enjoy your thoughtful arguments. Good video. 👍

[@BeyondaThought]

What's natural isn't necessarily what's good.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@Haze1434]

It's also been discovered that Duckweed, a type of algae-like plant, contains B12.

[@Goooogle]

Oysters and mussels also have vitamin B12, Omega 3, (DHA&EPA) Zinc, iron... Nutrients that many vegans risk to lack. And they're vegan

[@madzmadeit]

@@Goooogle Debatable. I would error on the safe side and not eat them and just supplement or eat fortified foods.

[@Goooogle]

@@madzmadeit Then why do you eat plants?

[@madzmadeit]

@@Goooogle Because plants dont have a nervous system

[@Goooogle]

@@madzmadeit Neither do oysters. They can't feel pain On top of that, their harvest is environmentally friendly, even without "accidental animal deaths" from agriculture.

[@AtypicalPaul]

Love this channel and your dedication Ed

[@jynnen]

The edititing on this one was lit, good work.

[@benton-benton]

My doctor always checks my b12 because she knows I'm vegan. It's always fine, sometimes a little too much. Because I use nutritional yeast to "salt" most of my food.

[@lbeschrich]

That’s great! However you don’t need nutritional yeast and it’s actually a natural form of MSG. It’s a yeast and grows stuff like viruses and bacteria. I’ve stayed away from it now for years and no longer get infections.

[@benton-benton]

@@lbeschrich I don't know, I don't have any infections. I like it.

[@thegrinderman1090]

@@lbeschrich Several foods are natural sources of MSG: tomatoes and olives for example. Do you avoid those too? MSG is not bad for you in moderation, you just have to drink plenty of water because it contains sodium so will dehydrate you. And I'm not sure why you believe the fact bacteria can grow on it to be bad. Bacteria grows on all living things, fungi included. It's just that fresh food has a safe level of bacteria, and when it's expired that bacteria has reached an unsafe threshold. Nutritional yeast is completely safe. Do you not eat other sources of yeast like bread and beer?

[@RogueAstro85]

@@lbeschrich Bacteria grows on all organic and inorganic matter, it's not specific to nutritional yeast. Viruses can only be replicated by another organism's DNA or RNA, they do not "grow" on things, they replicate using the host's cells natural reproduction pathways. Mycoviruses have never been found to infect humans so there's no need to fear getting a virus from yeast or fungi. There is a chance of a mycovirus creating toxic compounds that can be harmful to humans, but food agencies take food poisoning VERY seriously and not a single report in the English-speaking world has been published on any contaminated nutritional yeast that I could find. The fear towards MSG is scientifically unfounded and is rooted in xenophobia towards Asian immigrants. Plenty of common foods naturally contain MSG, yet no MSG fear-mongering blogs will tell you to avoid tomatoes and mushrooms because of their naturally occuring MSG. Everything you have said has no basis in any literature I have read. I'd love to see any research that you have on the subject since I'm a nurse specializing in research on infectious diseases and find public health concerns interesting.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Nooch is life 🙌. For B12 purposes, people should look out for the stuff that says "added B12" as otherwise there are lots of other B vitamins in it but not B12. If in doubt check out the nutritional info label.

[@MySaraMarie]

THANK YOU this is such an easy and shareable explanation

[@tonitalks144]

Thanks for the info friend. Endless love and support to you from SATX

[@alehuovinen]

Great video, once again!! I'm nearly one year vegan and it's all thanks to your work Ed. Truly, thank you!! You're making a huge difference in how people view the world.

[@mangirdasltc2741]

Perfect visual explanation - same truth, but with higher "absorption" to mind :) Thank You very much & greetings from Lithuania - we see You and trending vegan here too! ;)

[@jimabout28]

Really informative. Great work as always. Thank you!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@humzlfa480]

Great video Ed!

[@atti_odyssey]

Great video!

[@seinmstudio3646]

I blasted through This is Vegan Propaganda in 3 days, great read. Already vegan but I wish I had it when I started. Also bonus points for the Happy Gilmore reference.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@seinmstudio3646]

@@indiafalconer2185 If I ever make an animal rights documentary, that'll be the credits sequence 🌱💚

[@danz9093]

Gotta wait til March 29 for release in Australia... looking forward to it

[@vegmoto]

Vegan 28 years (yes I’m serious) and I’ve supplemented b12 for a few weeks at a time, just a small handful of times, but my b12 levels are always totally mid-range. I check every couple years…… I guess I don’t wash my vegetables very well 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@planetofthevegans880]

Well that's great, most long term vegans for over 25 years (myself included) have never taken B12 supplements. Now it's turned into a marketing hysteria targeting vegans with fear of deficiency. But it's not because you don't wash your vegetables well, it's because you naturally have B12 along with all the other beneficial bacteria in your gut. As long as the gut bacteria have cobalt and certain other nutrients, they produce vitamin B12. But it's also present in tons of plant foods like lentils and all seeds.

[@positivechange2738]

Oh because you are ok , everyone else will be ? What dangerous advice

[@positivechange2738]

@@planetofthevegans880 again another person spreading dangerous advice , seeds and lentils do not have b12, again because you are ok doesn't mean that applies to everybody

[@bonchidude]

If you cook veggies you can rinse the dirt off but do not wash. That is what I do and look at me. I got hair on my chest since I went vegan. A lot more and grew all my hair back too! :)

[@bonchidude]

@Fek Lar I cook them so no issue for me. But yeah eating them raw means wash time.

[@V.CatCroissant]

Just commenting for the algorithm. Keep up the amazing work! 🌱❤

[@superdeadlyfrog]

Awesome and informative video as always ^^ great job to everybody in the team

[@baggaz167]

Duckweed aka water lentils are a vegan source of B12. Not a common source of it, granted, but if the natural argument is ever being used, the most natural forms of water often contain B12 and B12 producing bacteria. We just don't like natural water because it's dirty water 🤣

[@hoon_sol]

B12 is synthesized and absorbed in the small intestine (not just further down in the intestine as the commonly circulated myth goes) from cobalt, which is found in ample amounts in fruits: *_«In man, physiological amounts of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) are absorbed by the intrinsic factor mediated mechanism exclusively in the ileum. Human faeces contain appreciable quantities of vitamin B12 or vitamin B12-like material presumably produced by bacteria in the colon, but this is unavailable to the non-coprophagic individual. However, the human small intestine also often harbours a considerable microflora and this is even more extensive in apparently healthy southern Indian subjects. We now show that at least two groups of organisms in the small bowel, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella sp., may synthesise significant amounts of the vitamin.»_* *_«Human jejunal and ileal contents and ileostomy effluents were examined for the presence of free intrinsic factor. This was detected in 9 out of 10 jejunal and three out of five ileal aspirates and in one of three ileostomy effluents studied. The intrinsic factor in the ileal effluent was shown to be physiologically active. The presence of free intrinsic factor in the small intestine has considerable physiological significance in maintaining the enterophepatic circulation of vitamin B12. It would also permit the absorption of any free vitamin B12 produced by ileal bacteria.»_* *_«The content of the Co [cobalt] in 5 μl of apple, pear and Korean mandarin juice was identified as 150, 45 and 100 pg, respectively.»_*

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@user-dt3hk7fu8w]

Cut the middle moo

[@stumckhall]

So good ! Such profoundly excellent communication thank you

[@Mara-gi4xl]

UGH I JUST LOVE THESE INFORMATIVE VIDEOS SO MUCH!

[@Jerzius]

I always love these arguments, no BCAA's in plants, how do you get your protein, how do you get your B12. Show me your Cronometer print-out of the last 3 years and tell me how concerned you are with reaching your daily BCAA and vitamin B12 needs, get outta here. I was supplementing B12 and consistently checking to see if I reached my BCAA protein levels waaaay before I stopped eating meat. To see that as a valid point against vegans while never concerned about your own is like saying people should paint their houses blue but you've got orange paint on your own.

[@davidjones-wr3pg]

Nutritional yeast. Totally vegan, and adds a great nutty flavor to many dishes. Tons of B12.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@benton-benton]

I love the stuff. Just had some of my excellent chili w/nooch on top of it. Yum.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

People should look out for the stuff that says "added B12" as otherwise there are lots of other B vitamins in it but not B12. The B12 which is added is the same as in vitamin pills. The factories add it to the growing medium and the yeast soak it up. I once wrote to Engevita and they confirmed this.

[@planetofthevegans880]

No such thing as separate B-complex vitamins. They're called "complex" because they're all included in a group. Lentils are loaded with B12, just like any plant food that contains B complex. And anything fortified doesn't count, as it 's synthetic and the body can't absorb it nutritionally.

[@mysteriousstranger6834]

It's added B12. as in, it's not absorable

[@rosabella3147]

Important and wonderful video!

[@alishabsteinberger949]

thank you for this video Ed! ❤️🙏

[@MX-op7nf]

Not hurting animals is awesome! I can't stop!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@sreekanthr]

Thanks

[@maxwellsequation4887]

Thanks

[@rosiejones6692]

THANK YOU! I've been wondering about this for a while and kept forgetting to research it :)

[@DebugYourBrain]

Clear, concise, and absolute top notch video editing!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@tanyabhatia]

Bang on as usual Ed! I live in India and whenever any non-vegan questions me about B12, I just ask them to search on flipkart and amazon where they will find B12 supplements for cows/buffalos/chickens etc. being sold. My rely is this: Instead of recycling the supplement by murdering an animal, I just directly take the supplement! ;p

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

What a shame. Meat is food. Start eating REAL FOOD. ED is a vegan militant. Don't fall under his proganda. Eating too much soy has reduced your th*nking abilities to the point that YOU consider eating lab made food healthy 🗑️

[@Nazia642]

@@niranjansinghdangi8397 whole plant based foods are derived from a lab now...? 🧐

[@niranjansinghdangi8397]

@@Nazia642 SOY HAS BEEN GENETICALLY MODIFIED IN LABS

[@tanyabhatia]

@@niranjansinghdangi8397 you donr eat roti, sabzi, daal, chawal? And what's your problem with soya daal? It's as normal as rajma or chole. Who has told you all this? You seem like the brainwashed person who is indoctrined by the death cult to abuse animals.

[@krishofstadter]

spot on!

[@lakehuron7733]

Brilliant video!

[@leonardoterzani9639]

I was waiting for this video, it's gonna be very useful. Thank you Ed

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@senbazuru3950]

Thank you for this! You absolute king 👑🙌

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@rebelvgan4579]

Good research Ed. Just one word though, NOOCH! Actually there are many plant based foods fortified with B12, so it would be hard to be deficient if you plan your diet well. I take a good supplement too, just to top up my levels. 😊

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@mynamejeff3545]

Praise the almighty nooch!

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Nooch with added B12 as otherwise it has loads of different B vitamins but not B12. Check the nutritional info labels if in doubt.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

A life without nooch is a deficient one.

[@kristagibson8533]

I'm saving this video for future reference, thank you, Ed!

[@LeadFarmer1597]

Smashed it again Ed, thanks for all you do!

[@pedromiranda1000]

Hmmm in Portugal(my country) we believe that the quality of the ruminants is very high because they are in a lot of cases grass fed, but now that I watched this video I am curious to know if our soil is in fact rich in cobalt

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

They're all supplemented.

[@RogueAstro85]

If Portugal is anything like most countries, "grass fed" is just a label that denotes a certain portion of their diet is grass. For instance, in the US the only requirement for beef to be labeled "grass fed" is that the cows are fed grass during the last 6 months of their life. This doesn't specify the quality or source of the grass and I can guarantee that the grass farms are not well-maintained to ensure soil quality. I don't know how it is in Portugal, but for most of the world the amount of meat consumption requires that animals be factory farmed, malnourished, and supplemented to meet the demand.

[@fieldofreeds8581]

@@RogueAstro85 actually in the US there is no longer an approved definition of “grass fed” they got rid of it in 2016. It’s all verified by third parties now, so it’s even more disingenuous than before. Generally though, by the standards of the previous US “grass fed” label, cows were fed from grasses and hay for most of their life but usually “finished” with grain for the last couple months of their lives to fatten them quicker, since grass-fed cattle usually take an additional year to get to “market weight”. The term “grass finished” means that they are fed grasses up until they are slaughtered so I guess that’s more true to what consumers assume… but even before the USDA stopped regulating the labels, their auditing process for the labels was done from a desk, there wasn’t any required visit to the farm, so they can easily lie about it. All of it is and always was, a scam.

[@pedromiranda1000]

​@@RogueAstro85 Yeah I bet is the same here and there, I am going to investigate what exactly means grass fed here. But yeah we are having elections and now we are hearing a lot about "grass fed" and "sustainable" xD

[@marijo1951]

Ed, I understand that our ancestors got much of their B12 from the untreated water that they drank as well as from the bits of soil that they ingested with their food. Obviously we don't want to go back to drinking untreated water, but I've wondered for some time if it would be possible to add B12 to water once it's been processed. After all this is commonly done with fluoride and other additives. It would ensure that everybody got enough B12, whatever their diet.

[@lou__ley]

Such a smart idea! Unless maybe the issue is it would oxidize (or whatever happens to B12 over time) so that it's no longer bio-available/inert? Probably that's not the issue, though, so much as our leaders don't see this as a significant public health concern (but let's keep subsidizing beef or else everyone will starve lol). But I love this idea!

[@Goooogle]

Oysters are vegan and they contain B12

[@lou__ley]

@@Goooogle shellfish has actually been shown to possess sentience, so it is not vegan 💛

[@Goooogle]

@@lou__ley They lack a brain and a central nervous system, they can't be sentient nor feel pain or emotions! Where did you get this fact?

[@senaares6107]

We dont get b12 from water. They call that a myth.

[@samgreen8865]

Great video Ed 👍

[@deepakhiranandani6488]

Very good, thanks. Another suitable and needed response. 👏. Good wishes. 🌻

[@Louise.fraser]

MY DAD WORKS FOR SAC about to send this to him real quick the next time he makes a jab at me being vegan 💀

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@ronkingston]

One word: SEAWEED! Japanese have been consuming seaweed for centuries and it contains all the B12 you need! Hint hint: Miso soup and sushi rolls!

[@goranbreskic4304]

I honestly haven't paid attention when I've been told why those aren't good or reliable sources of B12 because I can't stand their flavour and prefer to just supplement, but ... they are said not to be good sources. (Maybe we don't absorb it or something).

[@johanndjents5890]

Thanks for all your hard work Ed! :)

[@ellev11]

Thanks for this very important vid!!

[@AA-ht8pn]

Thank you for making this. These adverts are ridiculous.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@AlyssonAugusto]

The fact is that "natural" is just a slogan. Everything we know is natural. What we don't know is supernatural (or unnatural). If Nature permits the existence, so it's natural.

[@rasputozen]

It's clear that by "natural" they really mean traditional. But "traditional" is too tarnished by associations with human rights violations so they debase the former instead.

[@indiafalconer2185]

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[@blueberrydenim4807]

Another great informative video Ed, keep doing what you do!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@sss4762]

I’ve been vegan for 3 years, mostly eat home grown or market fruit and veg. I had a blood test a few weeks ago for the first time since going vegan. B12, iron ect are all good. If you eat processed foods, packet food or even worse dead food ie meat. You will most likely experience some sort of deficiency. Try eating just fruit and berries for a few days and see how you feel. “If you want to live eat foods that are alive”.

[@mkimask]

My God, I just cannot watch the animals suffering. I am vegan for 7 years already, I've seen enough of those documentaries... but still whenever I see factory farming footage I just cry inside.

[@DuelingPeaks]

@@vipiccb6896.. Who's an edgy boy?! 🤩

[@mkimask]

@@vipiccb6896.. wow, so original! Never seen comments like this before! You've got me good! Did you come up with this on your own or asked someone to help?

[@amandah5478]

@@vipiccb6896.. Oh hi little 10 year old. So original 🤪🤣😂 Go back to your playstation.

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@tortugalisa4748]

Always well explained, with examples, to be well understood💚 Thank you Ed!

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/hISql4Saj7CXlbM and other songs on my channel. This one is called Rebels 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!

[@CoryChurko1]

Comprehensive and simply put...thx Ed!

[@cindy-ann]

I love to see videos like this! Thank you for sharing this information 😊

[@indiafalconer2185]

I have written 2 vegan songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s and other songs on my channel. This one is called Time to Change. 🌱🌍💕🐖🐄🐓🍓 It would be amazing if you could give it a listen and comment your thoughts in the comments on my KZbin videos!