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John2290 said:

Jumpin said:

Only B12 on that list is an essential dietary nutrient; your body can synthesize what it needs from other food sources. B12 is also NOT produced by animals, it is produced by bacteria - animals get from the vegetation they ingest, or supplements (in the case of factory farms)

And Vitamin D3 is supplemented in dairy, so that doesn't really count. The majority of people (70% of Americans) are vitamin D deficient; it's largely due to low sun exposure... Basically, if you live in a place like Germany, you NEED vitamin D supplements, regardless of your diet because we only see the sun about 25 times a year =P

That really depends on what you mean by essential. Do you want to just survive or survive and be healthy. If surviving is your goal with no further thought to diet than that then there's no point in discussing this.

Non-essential as in you can be healthy without eating meat to get them.