I’ve always wondered why Ingrid Newkirk and her ilk were so damn nutty.

Apparently, this study explains it: being vegan makes your brain shrink!

I knew there was an explanation…

Scientists have discovered that going veggie could be bad for your brain-with those on a meat-free diet six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage.

Vegans and vegetarians are the most likely to be deficient because the best sources of the vitamin are meat, particularly liver, milk and fish. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause anaemia and inflammation of the nervous system. Yeast extracts are one of the few vegetarian foods which provide good levels of the vitamin.

The link was discovered by Oxford University scientists who used memory tests, physical checks and brain scans to examine 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87.

When the volunteers were retested five years later the medics found those with the lowest levels of vitamin B12 were also the most likely to have brain shrinkage. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.

This explains SO much… like PETA’s “Lobster Empathy Center”, being shocked by Michael Moore’s obesity, wanting tax breaks for being vegan to help fight global warming, and all the other insane things PETA and Ingrid Newkirk does. Just for fun, here’s a video about how AWESOME that animal-loving organization is.