Sunday 1 September 2019

Vegan diets ‘risk insufficient intake’ of nutrient critical for brain health

Vegan diets ‘risk insufficient intake’ of nutrient critical for brain health

The increasing popularity of plant-based and vegan diets risks lowering the intake of a nutrient critical for brain health that is mainly found in animal foods, a nutritionist has said. Moving away from diets rich in animal products could have "unintended consequences" for the consumption of choline, according to an article in respected medical journal BMJ, entitled: "Could we be overlooking a potential choline crisis in the United Kingdom?"

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