In a heartbreaking case of parental neglect, a 12-year-old girl
in Scotland has been admitted to a hospital after a life-long
vegan diet left her with the spine of an 80-year-old. Raised on
meat- and dairy-free meals since birth, the young child is said
to have developed a severe case of rickets (a degenerative bone
condition) and numerous bone fractures as a result of her
nutritional deficiencies. Sadly, this is not the first time a
child has suffered a vegan-related health calamity. In a similar
case five years ago, a 15-month-old child was taken into foster
care after a strict vegan diet left her with internal injuries,
broken bones, missing teeth, and rickets. And since then, at
least two vegan children have died from similar complications.
In one Florida case, a 5-month-old girl was still at newborn
weight when she died from malnutrition. Her siblings were
severely malnourished, and at least two had developed rickets.
These grievous examples show how important it is to exercise
caution when promoting veg