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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;34(6):610-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0368-2315(05)82888-1.

[Breastfeeding and vegan diet]

[Article in French]
J Wagnon  1 , B Cagnard, L Bridoux-Henno, Y Tourtelier, J-Y Grall, A Dabadie
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Case Reports

[Breastfeeding and vegan diet]

[Article in French]
J Wagnon et al. J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris). 2005 Oct.
Free article

Abstract

Vegan diet in lactating women can induce vitamin B12 deficiency for their children with risk of an impaired neurological development. A 9.5-month-old girl presented with impaired growth and severe hypotonia. She had a macrocytic anemia secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency. MRI showed cerebral atrophy. She was exclusively breastfed. Her mother was also vitamin B12 deficient, secondary to a vegan diet. She had a macrocytic anemia when discharged from the maternity. Vegan diet is a totally inadequate regimen for pregnant and lactating women, especially for their children. Prevention is based on screening, information and vitamin supplementation.

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