Vegan diets could be adding to malnutrition in wealthy countries

Dec 17, 2018

An employee cuts carrots at Maran Vegan, Austria's first strictly vegan supermarket, in Vienna Austria January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader - RC14FDC1A050

Veganism is on the rise across the developed world. Image: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Chris Elliott

Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Queen's University Belfast

Claire McEvoy

Lecturer, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast

Chen Situ

Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast

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