Zmora E, Gorodischer R, Bar-Ziv J
Am J Dis Child. 1979 Feb;133(2):141-4. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130020031005.
Severe nutritional deficiencies developed in four infants from a new vegan religious community. They had received breast milk until the age of 3 months; thereafter, breast milk was supplemented with or replaced by extremely low caloric-density preparations. All of the infants had profound protein-caloric malnutrition, severe rickets, osteoporosis, and vitamin B12 and other deficiencies. One infant died, while the three others had an uneventful recovery. After discharge of the infants from the hospital, the community responded well to a modification of the infants' diet, which did not violate their vegetarian philosophy. However, they refused to give their infants vitamin B12 on a regular basis.
来自一个新的纯素食宗教社区的四名婴儿出现了严重的营养缺乏。他们在3个月大之前一直母乳喂养；此后，母乳被补充或替换为极低热量密度的制剂。所有婴儿都患有严重的蛋白质 - 热量营养不良、严重佝偻病、骨质疏松症以及维生素B12和其他营养素缺乏。一名婴儿死亡，另外三名婴儿顺利康复。婴儿出院后，社区对婴儿饮食的调整反应良好，这种调整并未违背他们的素食理念。然而，他们拒绝定期给婴儿补充维生素B12。
