"Beach Runner" > wrote in message
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> Note this contradicts US statements. But since they do he had
> no comments.
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Too bad you can't read what you post. That cannot survive only
on vegan foods. You just proved that again with your cite, fool.

>
> Beach Runner wrote:
>> Far from an eating disorder. Of course, like all diets, care
>> must be taken. But then, we know from even Vietnam that
>> typical American diets
>> for in shape Americans were building up artery disease. All
>> diets need care.
>>
>>
>> Vegan Diets Meet Children's Needs - ADA
>>
>> American Dietetic Association: Vegan Diets Meet Children's
>> Nutritional Needs
>>
>> Monday June 18 2:15 PM ET
>>
>> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With some careful menu planning,
>> children
>> and even infants raised as vegans can get all the nutrients
>> they need
>> for good health, according to two reports in the June issue of
>> the
>> Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
>>
>> Because vegans shun all animal products, they may get too
>> little of
>> some nutrients found in meat and dairy products, such as
>> calcium and
>> vitamin B12. Nutrient deficiencies are a particular concern
>> when it
>> comes to growing babies and children. But according to the
>> reports, a
>> well-rounded vegan diet--sometimes supplemented with certain
>> nutrients like B12 and zinc--can provide children with all
>> their
>> nutrition needs.
>>
>> What's more, vegan kids typically eat less fat and cholesterol
>> and
>> more fruits and vegetables than other children do, note
>> Virginia
>> Messina and Dr. Ann Reed Mangels. Messina is a professor at
>> Loma
>> Linda University in California. Mangels acts as a nutrition
>> advisor
>> to the Vegetarian Resource Group in Baltimore, Maryland.
>> Vegans eat
>> only plant-based foods, using fidyl grains, legumes, fruits
>> and
>> vegetables to fill all their dietary needs. A typical vegan
>> substitution would be to use soy milk in place of cow's milk.
>>
>> While these substitutions can work for babies and children,
>> parents
>> need to ensure their children are getting enough of certain
>> vitamins
>> and minerals, according to Messina and Mangels. For example,
>> vitamin
>> B12, which is essential in children's neurological
>> development,
>> exists naturally only in animal products. However, breakfast
>> cereals,
>> soy beverages, nutritional yeast and vegetarian ``meats'' are
>> often
>> fortified with B12, and are important sources of the vitamin
>> for
>> vegans, the study authors point out.
>>
>> The researchers also advise that breast-fed infants of vegan
>> mothers
>> get a regular supplement of vitamin B12, since maternal stores
>> of the
>> vitamin may be low. Infant soy formulas are fortified with
>> vitamin
>> B12 and other nutrients, but Messina and Mangels stress that
>> regular
>> soy milk--like regular cow's milk--is inappropriate for babies
>> younger than one year. As with all infants, an iron-fortified
>> cereal
>> is a good choice as a first solid food, the report indicates.
>>
>> By age 7 to 8 months, vegan protein sources that can be
>> introduced
>> include pureed cooked beans, well-mashed tofu and soy yogurt,
>> the
>> research team writes. Parents should also be careful about
>> their
>> vegan children's supply of zinc, calcium, riboflavin (vitamin
>> B2)
>> and--if sun exposure is inadequate--vitamin D. Key sources of
>> zinc
>> include fortified cereals and certain nuts and beans such as
>> lentils,
>> according to the authors. Calcium-rich vegan foods include
>> fortified
>> tofu, soy milk and orange juice, as well as leafy greens and
>> certain
>> beans.
>>
>> As for iron, good sources include beans, fortified cereals and
>> grains, and dried apricots and raisins. However, some
>> nutrients,
>> including iron and zinc, are not absorbed as well when they
>> come from
>> plant sources. So, Messina and Mangels note, parents may want
>> to
>> consider zinc supplements and be sure to give their kids foods
>> that
>> promote iron absorption--namely, foods rich in vitamin C.
>>
>> Children also need certain essential, unsaturated fatty acids,
>> which
>> can be found in foods like flax seed, canola oil, nuts and soy
>> products. ``The wide availability of convenient vegan foods,
>> many of
>> which are fortified, make it increasingly easy to plan
>> healthful
>> vegan diets for children,'' Messina and Mangels write. ``Vegan
>> diets,'' they conclude, ``can meet the nutrition needs of
>> children if
>> appropriately planned by a knowledgeable adult.''
>>
>> SOURCE: Journal of the American Dietetic Association
>> 2001;101:661-669,
>>
>>
>>
>> Comment, one son of mine is now on the crew team in Warrick
>> England,
>> the other was a State Cup Soccer Player, an American Legion
>> Pitcher,
>> was on the way to an athletic scholarship to a car accident.
>>
>> This nonsense Useless Subjects spouts is clearly bigotted
>> nonsense.
>> Here the ADA endorses it, and points out care, just like they
>> would if you eat another diet.