Patrzac na Twoje zaangazowanie tematem wegetarianskim wnioskuje, ze jestes
wegetarianka,
albo veganka. To Twoj wybor i ja go nie atakuje natomist Ty atakujesz mnie, ze
nie znam angielskiego, (jest to fakt gdyz czlowiek uczy sie cale zycie) ale
chcialem Cie pocieszyc, ze moja znajomosc tego jezyka i tak jest zncznie lepsza
niz Twoja, ale to tak na marginesie.

Artykul o ktorym pisalem byl pod tytulem:
Man's blindness 'due to vegan diet' (Slepota spowodowana dieta Vegan)

Nastepne zdanie mowi:
Balanced diet vital for good health (Wywazona dieta konieczna dla dobrego
zdrowia)

I dalej:
A man's strict vegan diet may have caused him to go blind, doctors say.
(Absolutna vegan dieta doprowadzila go do slepoty) itd.

Nie bede tlumaczyl calego artykulu bo przeciez Ty znasz angielski swietnie, ale
na przyszlosc nie posadzaj nmie o tworzenie plotek bo tego nie lubie.

Podsumowujac: wszelkie skrajnosci i przegiecia (nie tylko wegetarianizm), sa
grozne i nie wiadomo czy na przyklad brak protein zwierzecych w diecie nie
powoduje zmian w korze mozgowej........, bo ze szkodzi na wzrok to wiadomo.

Slav



The 33-year-old man had been on a strict
diet for 13 years which involved cutting
out meat, eggs, dairy products, fish and
all other sources of animal protein.


When he was seen
by doctors at the
Pitie-Salpatriere
Hospital in Paris part
of his optic disc had
deteriorated and he
had "very poor
vision".

Blood tests showed he was deficient in
key minerals and vitamins. Supplements
failed to improve his vision as his
condition was too far advanced.

The man did not smoke or drink alcohol
and his medical history was normal. tests
did not uncover any other reason for his
blindness.

Dr Dan Milea at the hospital said in the
New England Journal of Medicine that the
man adopted the diet to improve his
health.

Deficiencies

The man had deficiencies in vitamins A, B,
C, D and E and in the minerals zinc and
selenium.

Dr Milea said
deficiencies of
vitamins B12 and B1
were responsible for
vision problems and
had been
documented in
prisoners in World
War II and in a Cuban epidemic of optic
neuropathy - a severely blinding disease
resulting from loss of the arterial blood
supply to the optic nerve.

He warned: "Vitamin supplementation is
essential in persons who adhere to a strict
vegetarian diet, especially because vitamin
deficiencies may cause severe, irreversible
optic neuropathy."

The Vegetarian Society in the UK said
meat and dairy-free diets were not
dangerous if people ate sensibly. Blindness
resulting from vegan diets was not
something the society was aware of.

A spokeswoman said: "The problem with
the man in question was that his diet was
not balanced at all. Most vegetarians will
normally take in cheese, dairy products
and eggs and most vegans supplement
their diets with soya milk and other foods,
so they are getting vitamins and minerals.

"The essence of the situation is that if you
are not having a balanced diet you are
going to have problems. You need to take
in as many different food sources as
possible."

People who are already vegan or
vegetarian or are considering a meat-free
diet can contact the society for advice.

George Rodger, Chair of the Vegan
Society, said any unbalanced diet would
cause health problems.

But he added: "Vegans can be more than
adequately nourished without resorting to
supplements, pills or potions.

"You have to really try to eat a poor diet
to have the vitamin deficiencies of this
man."


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