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Originally Posted by escapee  There are countries ( eg : like ours ) where the main staple of diet is refined white rice/noodle(with no enrichment of iron and others ) and it's a little difficult to get brown rice and wild rice here because the demand is just too small. Perhaps that explains the high incidence of failure for people who attempted vegetarian/vegan diet even in short term (especially for women : Anemia (B12/ iron deficiency) , sudden loss of menstrual cycle , unusual fatique, nerve problem and etc ) in country like ours. I'm very keen to know the actual root cause. |
I don't know what country you are in, but other choices for whole grains are kasha ( buckwheat), oats/oatmeal, millet, quinoa, amaranth, barley, and cracked wheat. An iron deficiency wouldn't come from white rice. The lions share of vegan calcium would come from legumes and some seeds
I would take anything Dr. Mecrcola has to say as being an invitation to further research, not as a last stop. He has a reputation for being a bit of quack among regular medical professionals and he also has a reputation for being anti-vegetarian.