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Vegetarian children are slightly more likely to be underweight

2 May 2022

A study of nearly 9000 children and their diets found that about 6 per cent of vegetarians were classed as underweight, compared with around 3 per cent of the meat eaters

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Choline: The forgotten vital nutrient we’re not getting enough of

23 October 2019

Standard nutritional advice to cut down on meat and dairy may be stopping us getting enough of an essential nutrient named choline. Should we be worried?

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