From: Tony (ts034d43.lax-ca.concentric.net)
Subject: article: Vegans advised to take vitamin supplements
Date: March 23, 2000 at 12:48 am PST

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000322/hl/ftb_28.html

Wednesday March 22 7:27 PM ET

Vegans advised to take vitamin supplements

By Alan Mozes

NEW YORK, Mar 22 (Reuters Health) -- A strict vegan diet -- defined as avoiding the consumption of all animal products -- may lead to deficiency of important vitamins that are critical to eyesight, warn researchers. They advise vegans to take vitamin supplements.

The warning comes from the case of a French patient who lost most of his eyesight as the result of following a strict vegan diet, without taking vitamins, leading to B12 deficiency. This vitamin is important in maintaining the health of nerves, including the optic nerve that
transmits signals from the eye to the brain.

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