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Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about going on a vegan diet.

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Dr. John Powelson answered

Specializes in Transplant Surgery

Take: Take a multivitamin because you could be low on vitamin b12.

Answered 2/16/2014

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How: How to supplement zinc, b12, vitamins a & d, calcium, iodine, iron? Are there claimed benefits true?

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Ask: Ask your doctor if he/she is vegan. The advice of omnivores on veganism is frequently biased.

Answered 9/29/2016

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Dr. Tod Haller answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

What: What vitamin replacements should you use because vegan diets lack many vitamins and minerals.

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Why: Why should I take a multivitamin? All vegans need a multivitamin with iron and b12!

Answered 11/18/2014

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Dr. Harold Peltan answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Is: Is a vegan diet safe for my child as well?

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

Specializes in Nutrition

Ignore: Is dairy included in the diet? Are eggs allowed in the diet?

Answered 1/26/2014

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Dr. Jan Lei Iwata answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Ignore: Ask your doctor what other supplements must you take if i go 100% vegan diet.

Answered 3/31/2014

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