Pregnant vegetarians are three times more likely to have kids who abuse drugs....

[canada-man]

dafuq?


Women who avoid meat during pregnancy dramatically raise the risk of their children becoming hooked on drugs and alcohol, according to new research.
A study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that adolescents aged 15 whose mothers refrained from eating meat while they were pregnant were more prone to substance abuse.
Specifically, they were almost twice as likely to indulge in underage drinking and smoking, and nearly three times as likely to use cannabis.
While recent health trends reflect larger numbers of people converting to vegetarianism, researchers are warning of the adverse affects of the lifestyle that could harm children.


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[rhuarc29]

The real question is: is being a vegetarian the cause of later drug abuse, or just another symptom? In other words, does being a vegetarian cause a deficiency in the fetus, or is the personality that convinces someone to be a vegetarian also make for a bad parent?

 

[canada-man]

the article mentions vitamin b12 deficiency

 

[hamermill]

So if they CIMSW does that mean they are not vegetarians.

 

[Aardvark154]

It was not a finding I would have expected.

 

[shack]

Pregnant vegetarians are three times more likely to have kids who abuse drugs....

What about kids whose vegetarian mothers are not pregnant? Or does the drug abuse only happen when the moms are pregnant.

Actually, the title makes no sense. Shouldn't it just say "vegetarians are more likely..." seeing as pregnancy is a prerequisite to having kids?

 

[Occasionally]

If I had vegetarian parents, who would likely preach to me to not eat meat, I'd go nuts and do drugs too.

No tasting steak? No juicy chicken breast? No summer BBQ parties? No Manchu Wok sweet and sour pork? lol....... life would suck without eating animals.

 

[basketcase]

Pregnant vegetarians are three times more likely to have kids who abuse drugs....

What about kids whose vegetarian mothers are not pregnant? Or does the drug abuse only happen when the moms are pregnant.

Actually, the title makes no sense. Shouldn't it just say "vegetarians are more likely..." seeing as pregnancy is a prerequisite to having kids?

Vegetarians who don't become pregnant are far less likely to have kids abusing drugs.

 

[shack]

Vegetarians who don't become pregnant are far less likely to have kids abusing drugs.

I can wrap my head around that concept.