idk about “mitochondrial dysfunction” but I can easily clock vegans by the quality of their skin (w/ false positives from malnutrition/MTHFR issues, but few-no false negatives.)
they say in a reply that they think the difference they notice is caused by folate (aka vitamin B9) deficiency, but many vegans take supplements and get blood tests to avoid having any deficiencies in the main nutrients. so maybe they’re only noticing vegans who don’t take supplements (that contain b9).
so maybe they’re only noticing vegans who don’t take supplements (that contain b9).
This seems reasonable—I think they have casually tested it among friends (they’re in the berkeley rationalist circle iirc). But if someone is vegan and supplements correctly, they likely wouldn’t guess that they’re vegan to start with
On the unhealthy to be vegan point:
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Unrelatedly, shifting demand of meat into more humane meat creates stronger economic incentives for the companies to treat their animals well
have they tested that?
they say in a reply that they think the difference they notice is caused by folate (aka vitamin B9) deficiency, but many vegans take supplements and get blood tests to avoid having any deficiencies in the main nutrients. so maybe they’re only noticing vegans who don’t take supplements (that contain b9).
This seems reasonable—I think they have casually tested it among friends (they’re in the berkeley rationalist circle iirc). But if someone is vegan and supplements correctly, they likely wouldn’t guess that they’re vegan to start with