{
  "id": 18277374,
  "title": "Swapping from dairy to plant-based milk, cheese and yoghurt ‘could lead to micronutrient deficiencies’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/swapping-from-dairy-to-plant-based-milk-cheese-and-yoghurt-could-lead-18277374",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T23:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/04/swapping-dairy-milk-cheese-yoghurt-plant-based-vegan-alternatives-deficiencies-micronutrients-iodine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Young people and women most at risk, study finds, as researchers call for vegan products to be fortified with iodine in particular Switching from dairy products to plant-based alternatives could lead to deficiencies in vital micronutrients, especially among young people and women, a study has found. Even moving partly to vegan alternatives to milk, cheese and yoghurt could lead to falls in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}