Strict vego diet leads to rare case of hypotension

It's the first reported case due to vitamin B12 deficiency in a young person
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A young man who followed a strict vegetarian diet developed hypotension due to vitamin B12 deficiency in a landmark case that has prompted calls for screening of other at-risk patients.

The 27-year-old man is believed to be the first reported case of hypotension associated with vitamin B12 deficiency in a young person, write doctors from Qatar and the US in BMJ Case Reports.