Children of vegetarians become fools
The feeding mothers refusing animal food can cause serious harm to intellectual development of the child. American doctors from the Centers of diseases control and preventive maintenance have told in the weekly edition about two cases of development disorder. It has been connected to deficiency of vitamin B12.
The main sources of this substance necessary for development of a brain are products of animal origin, such as meat, eggs and dairy products. Nursing mother provides the child with all vitamins, only if she herself consumes all nutrients or takes corresponding vitamin complexes.
In two cases told by doctor Maria Elena Jefferds, mothers refused all animal products. In 15-month’s age doctors have revealed growth inhibition and development delay. It was found out, that the mother, who was vegetarian within several years, fed the child with breast milk for eight months.
At the same time on pages of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report doctor Jefferds has noticed, that vegetarians, certainly, should continue breast feeding but keep up sufficient level of necessary for the child substances.