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On vegan diets and brain nutrients—some unsettling research reports in a (surprisingly) still murky research area
Meat and Eggs, by Felix Vallotton, 1918 (via Wikiart). The vegan diet is low in—or, in some cases, entirely devoid of—several important brain nutrients. Could…www.ilri.org
Back in 2016, the German Society for Nutrition went so far as to categorically state that—for children, pregnant or nursing women, and adolescents—vegan diets are not recommended, which has been backed up by a 2018 review of the research. In Belgium, forcing a vegan diet on your offspring could land you a spell in prison.
A study of Kenyan schoolchildren that suggested that meat consumption gives children a cognitive edge] does raise intriguing questions about whether veganism could be holding some people back
In fact, there are several important brain nutrients that simply do not exist in plants or fungi
Others are found in vegan foods, but only in meagre amounts; to get the minimum amount of vitamin B6 required each day (1.3 mg) from one of the richest plant sources, potatoes, you’d have to eat about five cups’ worth (equivalent to roughly 750g or 1.6lb
For all of the nutrients listed above, vegetarians and vegans have been shown to have lower quantities in their bodies. In some cases, deficiency isn’t the exception—it’s completely normal.
One of the most well-known challenges for vegans is getting enough vitamin B12, which is only found in animal products like eggs and meat
‘Later in life, the amount of B12 in a person’s blood has been directly correlated with their IQ. In the elderly, one study found that the brains of those with lower B12 were six times more likely to be shrinking.
Take choline: in the brain, it’s used to make acetylcholine, which is involved in a number of tasks, including relaying messages between nerve cells. It’s fundamental to our ability to think—even insects have it in their tiny brains—and the body can’t produce enough of it on its own.
‘And yet: “It’s a very understudied nutrient,” says Wallace. “I believe we’ve only considered it essential [something you have to get from your diet] since the late 1990s.”
‘There are small amounts of choline in lots of vegan staples, but among the richest sources are eggs, beef and seafood. . . . Wallace points to a 2018 study, which found that the babies of women who consumed twice the amount considered “adequate”—around 930mg each day—in the last third of pregnancy enjoyed a lasting cognitive edge. For comparison, the average vegetarian gets roughly a fifth of that amount.
sorry vegans but you are literally turning yourselves into morons.. but good news is this might solve Fields inability of his brain to process whats happening on the field..
So is Monica Reinagel, MS,LD/N, CNS, is a board-certified, licensed nutritionist and professionally trained chef
A LIAR ????
I noticed u swept aside the 2 articles and professional confirmation of vegan diets having nothing to do with the
mental capacity an individual. Fun fact: ( NFL / combine testing) JF had some of the highest IQ test scores of all-time. How did that happen??
I guess u think JF doesn't know which foods to eat for vitamin B-12. One can also get vitamin B-12 from multi-vitamins.
