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26.01.04, 01:26
Matki wegetarianki maja 5 krotnie wieksza szanse, na urodzenie dziecka z wada
rozwojowa. To wyniki badan naukowcow z University of Bristol, na probie 8000
dzieciakow.
"10/7/2002 Meat-free diet puts infants at risk
Children of parents who eat no meat are more likely to suffer from birth
defects than children of parents with a wider diet, according to new research
in the UK.
Researchers from the University of Bristol analysed 8,000 babies and
discovered that those exposed to a meat-free diet in the womb were up to five
times more likely to develop deformities.
The discovery has prompted the European Union to begin a study of 3,000
babies to investigate why the risk is so high among vegetarians, a
particularly worrying development given the steady growth in the number of
vegetarians in recent years following BSE and other meat-related food scares.
The Bristol study revealed vegetarian mothers were more likely to produce
boys suffering hypospadia, a painful deformity of the penis linked to
testicular cancer. Accounting for risk factors such as smoking, and drinking
alcohol, scientists concluded their vegetarian diet was most likely to blame.
Lead researcher Professor Jean Golding said: "These findings are very
worrying and potentially disastrous for the human race. It is important they
are addressed."
The study pointed out that while it could not prove a link, soya could be a
possible cause because it contains chemicals that mimic the female hormone
oestrogen.
Soya is widely reported to be beneficial for the health - as we reported
yesterday, a report from Cancer Research UK points to soya’s role in reducing
the incidence of breast cancer – but in recent times it has also been
suggested as potentially dangerous. Just last week, for example, oestrogens
in soya were highlighted as a risk factor in lowering fertility in men."