Posted on 01/02/2023 8:21:32 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
A New Year resolution to go vegan comes with a higher risk of broken bones, mental illness and miscarriages within months, a top doctor has warned.
Some 600,000 people in the UK already follow the diet, which excludes meats, dairy, eggs and all other animal products. And figures suggest that one in eight Britons aged 18 to 24 plan to take up the diet for January – the so-called Veganuary trend.
But according to Dr Julian Owen, consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, veganism can lead to a potentially dangerous vitamin deficiency within months.
This is because animal products contain Vitamin B12, a nutrient which is crucial to healthy bodily function, but plant-based foods contain little-to-none of it.
Dr Owen, who chairs a worldwide group of experts who research the benefits of Vitamin B12, says that anyone planning to go vegan should be prepared to take a daily supplement. He adds: 'This is a vitamin that is fundamental to the function of the human body, and it is almost entirely absent from a vegan diet. That is incredibly worrying.
'If supplements are not taken, after six months of going vegan, people can start to experience neurological symptoms such as anxiety, depression and even psychosis – symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency.'
Research shows Vitamin B12 is essential for the proper function of blood vessels and brain tissue. A deficiency can also trigger anaemia, a condition where there are abnormally low levels of red blood cells in the body, leading to symptoms such as extreme tiredness and vision problems.
'There's lots of enthusiasm for veganism, but also a huge lack of education about the need for Vitamin B12,' says Dr Owen.
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Vegan cats are owned by the same sort of people (generally women) who have “transgender” 6 year olds.
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I read a real old school book on fitness and nutrition.
I think it’s from the 1890’s.
Anyway, it spoke about the importance of proper mastication of food for nutritional uptake.
It also spoke of swimming in the winter and getting a fresh breeze on one’s skin.
Nature deniers. Humans are omnivores.
It’s Science!
Vegan cavemen were the first to die spear makers lived on.
The article focuses on B12, but choline is also impossible to get enough of on a vegan diet. It’s essential for proper brain function.
The best source of choline is eggs. If someone is only avoiding animal products because they are morally opposed to the way animals are treated in large-scale facilities, they could look for someone with a small backyard laying flock. Those animals are more likely to be treated as pets and pampered, and they still lay eggs. If the eggs are unfertilized, you are not “eating baby chicks”, because the eggs aren’t capable of developing any further.
I doubt anyone here needs to read that argument, but some of you probably know someone who needs it.
we are on 18 hr fasting low carb and gluten free. The gluten free has really helped with digestive issues. I love this diet
btw i do not have celiac...tested yrs ago
I wonder how much of this ‘veganism’ is NOT voluntary? Look at the prices of eggs, milk, butter, cheese and meat here in the USA these days.
It’s got to be TWICE that in the UK right now, and I know they are already experiencing shortages of the basics.
Let’s Go, Brandon! Worldwide Vegans. *SPIT*
“...the importance of proper mastication of food for nutritional uptake.”
There’s an old ‘Bob Newhart Show’ where Bob is driving Emily nuts becuase he insists on chewing every mouthful 32 times. Once for each tooth, LOL!
Remember that vegans unknowingly consume billions of non vegetable matter daily.
I will say this - I have a friend who is diabetic and he started eating only raw vegetables and he no longer takes meds for it. So there’s that... his BP is way fiwn as well.
I don’t care what people eat. But making their dietary preferences into SJW statements is kinda weird.
I liked that show even though I wasn’t the target demographic.
It was a great ending with the last episode.
I don’t care what others do as long as they’re not trying to tell me what to do. (fitness, nutrition, etc)
I’m mainly “talking trash” about it for fun.
I would also never do it.
I also find it odd for one’s nutritional consumption to be a politically stance.
Best ever! :)
LOL. You NAILED it!
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Actually, your mother gives great head, lousy lay.
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