Update on the nutritional tests: 5 tests have been ordered, at least 3 completed, 2 have results back, 1 of which speaks to the thesis (the other person wasn’t vegan but was very motivated). I won’t have real results until people have gone through the full test-supplement-retest cycle, but so far it’s 1 of 1 vegans having one of the deficiencies you’d expect. This person had put thought into their diet and supplements and it seems to have worked because they weren’t deficient in any of the things they were supplementing, but had missed one.
I have no more budget for covering tests for people but if anyone would like to pay their own way ($613 for initial test) and share data I’m happy to share the testing instructions and the what-I’d-do supplementation doc (not medical advice, purely skilled-amateur level “things to consider trying”).
Update on the nutritional tests: 5 tests have been ordered, at least 3 completed, 2 have results back, 1 of which speaks to the thesis (the other person wasn’t vegan but was very motivated). I won’t have real results until people have gone through the full test-supplement-retest cycle, but so far it’s 1 of 1 vegans having one of the deficiencies you’d expect. This person had put thought into their diet and supplements and it seems to have worked because they weren’t deficient in any of the things they were supplementing, but had missed one.
I have no more budget for covering tests for people but if anyone would like to pay their own way ($613 for initial test) and share data I’m happy to share the testing instructions and the what-I’d-do supplementation doc (not medical advice, purely skilled-amateur level “things to consider trying”).
What’s the easiest way to do a nutritional test if I want to do one myself?
Draft instructions here, look for “Testing”
I have a few years of data from when I was vegan; any use?
I probably can’t combine it with the trial data since it’s not comparable enough, but seems very useful for estimating potential losses from veganism.