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Plant-Based Growth: Large-Scale Cohort Study Finds Vegan Infant Growth Trajectories Align with Omnivorous Peers by Age Two
A retrospective cohort study of nearly 1.2 million infants demonstrates that while vegan family diets are associated with a slight initial risk of underweight, long-term growth trajectories for length, weight, and head circumference converge with omnivorous peers by 24 months.