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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about eating a vegetarian diet.
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Ignore: How do I start eating more vegetables in my diet, so i'm not eating so much meat?
Answered 3/24/2017
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Ignore: There are excellent cookbooks, magazines and online websites for healthy vegetarian diets.
Answered 4/27/2014
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Ignore: Ask your doctor for a referral to a nutritionist for help ion building a healthy vegetarian diet.
Answered 8/2/2014
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Ignore: If you are vegan, ask your doctor about vitamin B12 levels. Some vegans use vitamin B12 supplements.
Answered 1/18/2019
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Ignore: Be direct, do some homework, and while you're there, ask for a nutritionist to help oversee progress.
Answered 10/22/2014
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