B12 and Homocysteine
For those who believe that B12 is not an issue, and is simple scaremongering, move along! Nothin' to see here :)
For those who believe it's worth checking up on the information, here's Stephen Walsh's explanation of the link between B12 levels, homocysteine, and health.
For those wondering about Walsh's background, he was the International Vegetarian Union's Science Coordinator, he's a trustee of the Vegan Society, he's the author of Plant Based Nutrition & Health (which is brilliant, by the way), and he's heavily engaged in combatting inaccurate reports about veganism and misleading, unsubstantiated, and inaccurate health claims by livestock and dairy farming interests. Having seen him speak, I can say that he's passionate about veganism and spreading the good word on how to be healthy vegans; he's not making money off B12 supplements (he went to great pains to explain that you only need the cheap B12 supplements and/or B12 supplemented foods, as the cheap B12 is just as effective as the way-expensive kind); and he spends a lot of time sifting through human nutrition research in order to pass along good information to the rest of us.
For those who believe it's worth checking up on the information, here's Stephen Walsh's explanation of the link between B12 levels, homocysteine, and health.
For those wondering about Walsh's background, he was the International Vegetarian Union's Science Coordinator, he's a trustee of the Vegan Society, he's the author of Plant Based Nutrition & Health (which is brilliant, by the way), and he's heavily engaged in combatting inaccurate reports about veganism and misleading, unsubstantiated, and inaccurate health claims by livestock and dairy farming interests. Having seen him speak, I can say that he's passionate about veganism and spreading the good word on how to be healthy vegans; he's not making money off B12 supplements (he went to great pains to explain that you only need the cheap B12 supplements and/or B12 supplemented foods, as the cheap B12 is just as effective as the way-expensive kind); and he spends a lot of time sifting through human nutrition research in order to pass along good information to the rest of us.