It’s one of the biggest trends every January, but it seems that Veganuary could be very risky - for babies.

In a new article for The Conversation, Shirley Hinde and Ruth Farichild, nutrition experts from Cardiff Metropolitan University have revealed the dangers of feeding babies a vegan diet.

While getting protein through a vegan diet isn’t usually an issue, vitamins and minerals can be more of a struggle.


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Getting enough iron in a vegan diet is also tough.

The researchers said: “Even a varied vegan diet has the potential to cause a range of problems for babies’ growth and development.



Instead, the researchers suggest that parents should at least include eggs in their baby’s diet.

They added: “If parents have a sensible attitude and are well-established vegans, there is no reason why a baby cannot largely follow a varied, mainly vegan diet.
