It appears that certain not-very-vegetarian foods are high in B12,
according to my database.

For example, "BEEF".  At least, the liver.

I have a food database so extensive that it actually lists roasted
beaver, and several other ways of preparing beaver.  Note that beaver is
also rather high in vitamin B12.  Game meats of various types are up
there too.

What was the other one?  B6?  Lesse...

The highest one (B6 / calorie) is, um...  well, it's this:
ORANGE-FLAVOR DRK,KRAFT,TANG SUGAR FREE LO CAL DRK MIX

That's right.  Tang.  Immediately AFTER Tang *cough* *cough* are the
following five in descending order:

BALSAM-PEAR (BITTER GOURD),LEAFY TIPS,RAW
BALSAM-PEAR (BITTER GOURD),LEAFY TIPS,CKD,BLD,DRND,WO/SALT
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH,RAWBALSAM-PEAR (BITTER GOURD),LEAFY
TIPS,CKD,BLD,DRND,W/SALT
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH,CKD,BLD,DRND,WO/SALT
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH,CKD,BLD,DRND,W/SALT

Except for the added salt, it seems quite paleo to me.  Three cereals
are listed, then it's on to various spinahes, pumpkin leaves, various
peppers, horshradish and cabbage, watercress and taro shoots! (which I
love), followed by a hundred or two more wonderful paleo foods..  The
vast majority of the top contenders for both B12 and B6 in terms of
nutrient level/calorie are paleo.

Of course, one could always become a Tangatarian.

Erik

On Thursday, February 14, 2002, at 03:46 PM, Balzer, Ben wrote:

> The best way to lower your homocysteine level is to go on a Paleo Diet!
> It's
> very high in B12 folate and B6. Homocysteine is also a marker for a
> crappy
> diet (i.e. people who live on processed rubbish are far more likely to
> have
> it). interesting I've seen other reports linking homocysteine with up
> to 5.7
> times increase in risk of Alzheimer's.
>
> But beware, many people have mild B12 malabsorption due to gastric
> atrophy-
> affecting over 20% of Caucasians and 50% of Africans over 50 years of
> age.
> This B12 deficiency is enough to affect brain cells but not enough to
> affect
> blood cells. I have confirmed this with an outside expert, but the
> relevant
> references are:
> http://www.victorherbert.com/822A.htm
> http://www.victorherbert.com/EB2001II.htm
> from http://www.victorherbert.com/
>
> Herbert wants the food supply fortified with free (uncombined) B12 as
> well
> as folate B6 B3 and B1. Herbert is also anti- vitamin C and vitamin E
> and
> beta carotene supplements and provides the evidence why.
> http://www.victorherbert.com/AntioxidACN.htm . If you have a genetic
> tendency to iron overload disease (haemochromatosis), vitamin C
> supplements
> will aggravate that severely. If you already have iron overload,
> vitamin C
> will turn it from your own personal Chernobyl into your own personal
> super-Chernobyl.
>
> Read the articles, if you are concerned talk to your doctor about
> whether
> you need to be tested for TC2, Iron studies and red cell folate.
> Herbert is
> a Professor from Mt Sinai, he knows his stuff.
>
> Ben Balzer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paleolithic Eating Support List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Don Wiss
> Sent: Friday, 15 February 2002 12:23
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Alzheimer's May Be Linked to Normal Diet Byproduct
>
>
> Alzheimer's May Be Linked to Normal Diet Byproduct
> By DENISE GRADY
> http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/14/health/14DEME.html
>
> The article starts out:
>
> People with high blood levels of a normal diet byproduct, homocysteine,
> have twice the average risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study
> being published today finds.
>
> The study suggests that other major degenerative diseases like
> cardiovascular disease and diabetes may stem at least in part from diet,
> possibly making them preventable.
>
> Then includes:
>
> Homocysteine is an amino acid, a building block of proteins. Its levels
> can
> rise when people eat a diet heavy in animal protein and few fruits or
> leafy
> vegetables. Fruits and vegetables can lower the levels by providing B
> vitamins, folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12, which help convert
> homocysteine to other amino acids that are not harmful.
>
> [end of excerpts]
>
> Now it looks to me that Denise Grady thinks that B12 comes from fruits
> and
> vegetables. Just shows how biased she is, that she simply assumes that
> this
> is yet another pro vegetarian article that she's reporting on.
>
> Don.
>