Monday, September 15, 2008

Study: Vegetarian Diet Shrinks Brain

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We could have told you that!


MELBOURNE: Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.
Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.
The link was discovered by Oxford University scientists who used memory tests, physical checks and brain scans to examine 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87.


Yet another reason that conservatives triumph over the sprout and tofu bunch! Meat! It's what's for dinner! Heh.

Hat tip The Lasso of Truth
Cross posted at Say Anything

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