British scientists from the University of Oxford have stated that vegetarianism negatively affects the functioning of the brain.
They conducted a study that proved that excluding food of animal origin from the diet reduces brain mass, which means it negatively affects the functioning of the human brain.
The authors of the study explained that the human body needs proteins for normal development, which are found not only in plant foods, but also in meat, eggs, milk and fish. If a person refuses these products, his body becomes deficient in protein, which is not replenished with plant foods, so the entire nutritional balance is disturbed.
Plant protein, experts say, is not a complete replacement for animal proteins. Also, it is with meat and fish that a person receives vitamin B12, which is very important for maintaining health. Therefore, in order not to suffer health, a person needs to introduce into his daily diet not only vegetarian products.
Scientists pay attention to the fact that food of animal origin must be present in the diet of children. Because, lacking proteins, their body will not be able to develop normally.