rick wrote:
> "Beach Runner" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > 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.



That's the stupidest statement you have ever made ricky.

People thrive on vegan foods.






>
> >
> > 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.