EXHAUSTED AND GRUMPY AND MY VEGAN DIET WAS TO BLAME

Rosie Riley, 23, a student who lives in Burnley, Lancashire. I DECIDED to go vegan almost overnight when I was 17, because of animal welfare concerns. My mum and dad didn’t know anything about veganism so I cooked for myself.

For the first couple of years I just cut out meat and dairy and ate chips and other carbs with virtually every meal. I just didn’t think about alternative protein sources or what vitamins and minerals I might be missing out on.

By the end of the first year I’d come straight home from college and sleep for an hour, even though I’d had 12 hours sleep the night before.

I also developed bad acne break-outs and started feeling very grumpy and moody.

After two years I went to my