Monday 9 May 2022 10:05 PM Vegan diet could make it tougher for women to fall pregnant if it depletes ... trends now
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A vegan diet may make it more difficult for women to become pregnant, a fertility expert has warned.
Around 3 per cent of people in the UK do not eat any food derived from animals, according to polling by YouGov.
But reproductive biologist Grace Dugdale cautions that although a diet high in fruit, vegetables and pulses is healthy, fashionable veganism could cause problems for women trying to conceive.
Where they are depleted in important nutrients, she advises that it could be beneficial to start eating a small amount of meat and fish again.
Vegans are at risk of becoming low in zinc, iron and vitamin B12 as they do not eat meat.
Another issue is a lack of Omega 3, which comes from oily fish, and iodine, which is found in dairy and white fish.
Reproductive biologist Grace Dugdale cautions that although a diet high in fruit, vegetables and pulses is healthy, fashionable veganism could
