"rick" > wrote in message
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> "Beach Runner" > wrote in message
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>> Note this contradicts US statements. But since they do he had
>> no comments.
>> =====================
> 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.
>



Dodge of beachbunnygirl noted here... Afraid to actually read
what he posts, as usual... Thanks for the proof of your willful
ignorance and ididcy, hypocrite...









>>
>> 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.
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