Vegan diet made Essex woman delusional, says coroner
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Georgina Owen is described by her university as "vibrant, full of enthusiasm, passionate".
  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Georgina Owen had developed a vitamin B12 deficiency due to the diet she began in 2016

    I wouldn’t call 10 years sudden.

      • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Wow 3 years to be so seriously affected by B12 deficiency!? That was quick?
        I don’t think that’s normal. B12 is essential, but I would have thought the detrimental effects would take longer to reach that level.

        • iglou@programming.devEnglish
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          4 months ago

          If you don’t get any intake of B12, it takes a few years. But there are symptoms before going insane… You need to be completely deaf to your body’s screaming signs to actually die from it.

          • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            4 months ago

            The death was suicide. So not directly from B12 deficiency, but from mental illness most likely caused by B12 deficiency.