This Explains A Lot Of Things…
From http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.
Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.
The link was discovered by Oxford University scientists who used memory tests, physical checks and brain scans to examine 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87….
The study also found:
- People who downed 14 drinks or more a week had 1.6% more brain shrinkage than teetotallers.
- Beer does less damage than wine. Researchers found that the hippocampus – the part of the brain that stores memories – was 10% smaller in beer drinkers than those who stuck to wine.
Now I know why those vegan, wine-drinking Liberals aren’t quite there…
