How do vegetarians get enough B12?

Vitamin B12 is an extremely important nutrient for good health. Getting too little B12 poses serious concerns, and can result in anemia and damage to the nervous system. There are no plant foods which naturally contain this nutrient. Vitamin B12 in Vegetarian Diets is a pamphlet prepared by the Vegetarian Nutrition practice group of the American Dietetic Association, and provides a very clear, easy to understand discussion of how vegetarians and pure vegetarians (vegans) can get sufficient B12.

PositiveTip: Pure vegetarians should be consuming a B12 supplement or eating foods fortified with B12. 

Vegetarianism is not a serious risk factor for osteoporotic fracture.

Bone health has been a concern to those who choose a vegetarian diet. A newly published meta-analysis of nine earlier studies on bone-mineral density (BMD) and vegetarian diets is cause to breathe a bit easier. While vegetarians and vegans have a slightly lower BMD (4% and 6% respectively) than omnivores, the size of the difference is very small and "clinically insignificant". An accompanying editorial stated, "it can be concluded that vegetarianism is not a serious risk factor for osteoporotic fracture."