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>> "Beach Runner" > wrote in message
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>> > Note this contradicts US statements. But since they do he
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>> Too bad you can't read what you post. That cannot survive
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>> on vegan foods. You just proved that again with your cite,
>> fool.
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> That's the stupidest statement you have ever made ricky.
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> People thrive on vegan foods.
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Then why all those supplements, fool? It's not the food that you
are 'thriving' on, hypocrite. It's the death and suffering of
animals...


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>> > 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.
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>> >>
>> >> Vegan Diets Meet Children's Needs - ADA
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>> >> 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,
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>> >>
>> >> 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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