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Originally Posted by pbradley

That's probably the case. And since she has no ideological ties, I can see her opting for meat instead of popping vitamins. But the question is, if wanted, can a person get enough iron from vegetarian dishes without vitamins?

Green leafy vegetables, spinach etc. provide iron, as do pulses, which the body absorbs more readily if eaten with something containing vitamin c. So eat spinach and orange juice. But you have to eat a lot more than the equivalent meat, but veg doesn't have the fat and calories.