• panthera_@lemmy.today
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            1 day ago

            Animal meat naturally has b12. In the old days, animals weren’t fed b12 supplement.

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              15 hours ago

              Animals meant for food arent living in conditions to gain b12 naturally. They get supplements. Humans could take it directly and save the extra step animal.

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                7 hours ago

                True but some people like its taste. Some nutritionists tout the Mediterranean diet. Governments could encourage people to eat insects. They could fund chefs to create recipes.

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        2 days ago

        Which is probably why insectivory hasn’t caught on. If the West could adapt to sushi it could adapt to mopane worms, but in the 80’s or whatever vegetarianism was still a joke. Now it’s influential.