Vegan diets for children can lead to severe health problems
| Updated: Dec 9, 2018, 09:58 IST
The vegan diet has become quite the sought-after diet for weight loss. However, researchers are now warning parents that the vegan diet might not be the best choice of diet for children. They claim that the vegan diet could lead to several health issues in children including epilepsy and developmental disorders.
Chief physician, Allan M. Lund at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen claims that a vegan diet can have severe consequences and claims that several parents are putting their children on vegan diets. Lund claims that the diet can lead to several brain symptoms - with muscle weakness, poor contact and epilepsy. He further added that in the long term it could possibly also cause mental retardation. Lund advises parents not to completely remove meat from children's diets without consulting a doctor.
Parents, we hope you all gave this a good read. It is important that your children have a well-balanced diet.
Chief physician, Allan M. Lund at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen claims that a vegan diet can have severe consequences and claims that several parents are putting their children on vegan diets. Lund claims that the diet can lead to several brain symptoms - with muscle weakness, poor contact and epilepsy. He further added that in the long term it could possibly also cause mental retardation. Lund advises parents not to completely remove meat from children's diets without consulting a doctor.
Parents, we hope you all gave this a good read. It is important that your children have a well-balanced diet.