Im a veggietarian.......?

Question

ok well im 13. a veggietarian. and i want to know what vitamins to take. right now i take B complex, B12, vitamin E, && flaxseed oil. do you think thats about right?

PLEASE NONE OF THE STUPID STUFF LIKE...

oh your only 13 dont worry about it.

or

your 13 you dont need to worry about that type of stuff just focus on school sweetie

or any stupid things like that

i REALLY hate when people say that

Answer 1

vegetarian*

Answer 2

If your including some eggs and dairy in your vegetarian diet, you really don't need to worry about vitamins, unless you have a health problem that requires them. I'd talk to your doctor if your concerned. He may want you to take an iron supplement, because us girls tend to need more of that then the boys do.

Answer 3

I'm 15 years old I take what my doctor told me to take which is a multivitamin with iron.

Answer 4

A vegetarian diet, if properly balanced does not need any additional supplements, however some people do feel more comfortable taking a multivitamin as a safegaurd.

I personally think that the vitamin industry is a scam. They convince people that they need to take pill after pill, when in fact these pills are not necessary. Your best and most complete source of nutrition should be food. The body best absorbs and keeps vitamins that we get from the various foods that we eat.

Taking pills cannot make up for the fact that someone does not eat a healthy balanced diet, so please be sure you are eating properly in conjunction with vitamin pills.

Personally, I would suggest simply taking a good multivitamin, possible an added D vitamin(since some studies have shown that as much as 40% of adults/children are lacking in D, due to decreased sun exposure and the increased use of sunscreen. it you still feel the need you can use the flax seed oil, but it would be better to just add a few spoonfuls of ground flax seed to your morning oatmeal, homemeade muffins, etc.