Baby hospitalized with malnutrition

(ANSA) - Pisa, July 2 - A one-year-old child has been hospitalised with malnutrition, Florence newspaper La Nazione reported Thursday.
    The child's parents, who live in a small town near Pisa, are said to have been placed under investigation for maltreatment. In particular, prosecutors want to establish whether the child was registered with a paediatrician and, in that case, whether the doctor was aware of any anomalous practices used by the parents, who both reportedly follow a vegan diet based on plant-based foods alone. Dieticians generally agree that the elimination of animal-based foods from the diet of a developing child increases the risk of deficiency in certain nutrients.