Monday, August 17, 2026

it's not just the nutritional yeast that recently had it's fortifications cut. other foods i've seen lose fortification in canada are:

- cereal
- yogurt: cuts in b12, d
- soy milk: cuts in d, b12, a
- margarine: cuts in d, e, a

i have recently had deficiencies in b12 and d. i wasn't getting too much; i wasn't getting enough.

canadians do not face a concern about overfortification. canadians have serious vitamin deficiencies and severe obesity concerns. this policy of cutting fortifications is seriously wrong, as it's going to generate further vitamin deficiencies and increase obesity levels.

so, i may want to consider buying more food in the united states more generally to evade the health canada restrictions and get higher fortification levels, given that it's free to bike across the bridge. i have a small list of staples that i may rather buy in detroit. american processed food is increasingly healthier than canadian processed food, due to these stupid laws restricting fortification levels that don't exist in the us.

i'm going to give them a few more days to respond.