title: [Breastfeeding and vegan diet].
abstract: Vegan diet in lactating women can induce vitamin B12 deficiency for their children with risk of an impaired neurological development. A 9.5-month-old girl presented with impaired growth and severe hypotonia. She had a macrocytic anemia secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency. MRI showed cerebral atrophy. She was exclusively breastfed. Her mother was also vitamin B12 deficient, secondary to a vegan diet. She had a macrocytic anemia when discharged from the maternity. Vegan diet is a totally inadequate regimen for pregnant and lactating women, especially for their children. Prevention is based on screening, information and vitamin supplementation.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, CHU Hôpital Sud, 16, boulevard de Bulgarie, 35056 Rennes Cedex 2.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wagnon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cagnard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bridoux-Henno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tourtelier
authors.forename: J-Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Grall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dabadie
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007774:Lactation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology