The study revealed children on vegan diets grow up 3cm shorter and have weaker bones than meat-eating peers. Photo / 123RFThe study revealed children on vegan diets grow up 3cm shorter and have weaker bones than meat-eating peers. Researchers from UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and the Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw, Poland, recently conducted a study that looked at the 'dangers of a vegan diet for infants'. Authors of a study, that looked at the 'dangers of a vegan diet for infants', have warned parents who have their children on a vegan diet should be aware of the risks. Photo / 123RFFindings of study into children raised on vegan dietsThose who followed a plant-based diet (vegan) were on average 3cm shorter than those who ate meat.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 07, 2021 01:52 UTC