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>>14143790
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11083485
(2000) Lee et al. compare omnivore and vegetarian serum fatty acid levels and lipid profiles.
Their analysis reveals that the vegetarian diet contains adverse effects in terms of fats, cholesterol, their lipid profiles, and their results. Vegetarians tend to have far too little EPA and DHA alongside a far too high linoleic acid level. This means that; A) the health of those people will be worse than their omnivorous counterparts, and; B) their children will not develop properly if they are reared with this diet.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9637947
(1998) Gerster attempts to determine whether or not adults can adequately convert alpha-linoleic acid (ALA; 18:3n-3) to eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and docasahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3).
He finds that, no, humans do not convert ALA enough to meet their EPA and DHA needs -; specifically, while ALA conversion can be sufficient towards EPA, it is woefully insufficient with regards to DHA. This means that individuals whom do not consume complete sources of these fats will likely not see them in their diet and will; A) miss out on their positive effects, and; B) suffer negative effects as a result.
Vegetarians are profoundly inadequate in DHA and EPA.

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/82/2/327.full.pdf+html
(2005) Rosell et al. show that compared to meat-eaters, vegans have 53% lower levels of EPA and 59% lower levels of DHA on average. These are the two most important fats for neural development.

>>14104962
Imagine taking a vegan fruitcake seriously.