Recommended supplements for vegans

Vitamin D supplements

Vitamin D is essential for promoting healthy bones and teeth. It also helps to support our immune m brain and nervous system.

A vitamin D intake of 8.5-10mcg (micrograms) per day is recommended for infants less than one year old, and an intake of 10mcg is recommended for everyone else.

Vitamin D can be found in mushrooms and fortified plant-based milks and cereals.

However, it is difficult for adults to intake the recommended 10mcg dose of Vitamin D, therefore, supplements can be taken.

B12 is a nutrient that is not produced by plans. Vitamin B12 is essential for keeping our nerve and red blood cells healthy.

 

Vitamin B12 supplements

B12 is a nutrient that is not produced by plans. Vitamin B12 is essential for keeping our nerve and red blood cells healthy.

Therefore, fortified foods, such as nutritional yeast flakes and fortified plant-based milks and supplements are the only ways that vegans can obtain this vitamin.