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Default VEGAN Diet Meets Children's Nutritional Needs ADA


rick wrote:
> "dumb as a rock" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
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> > rick wrote:
> >> "Beach Runner" > wrote in message
> >> . ..
> >> > 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.

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





Are you trying to tell us that it is only vegans who use "supplements"?
You are just too clever by half ricky.

BTW, what does the following mean:

يا جماعة فى منـ* تعليميـة مجانية فى
مجال برمجة الكمبيوتر


Goo was babbling it over and over. Is he a terrorist?








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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.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> 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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