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A vegan diet lowers your intelligence according to new BBC article.
>Later in life, the amount of B12 in a person’s blood has beendirectly correlated with their IQ. In the elderly, one study found that the brains of those with lower B12 were six timesmore likely to be shrinking.
>Cofnas takes a harsher view. Though vegans can take supplements, he thinks it’s unrealistic to expect that they all will. Consequently, he finds the recent shift towards plant-based diets troubling, though he’s sympathetic to the arguments for doing so. “Without question, veganism can cause B12 and iron deficiencies, and without question they affect your intelligence,” he says.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200127-how-a-vegan-diet-could-affect-your-intelligence