A good article by John McDougall commenting on another sensationalist article:
http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/b12_baby_mcdougall.htm
Will Tuttle Folks
- this is a website and an article that is written by and paid for by
the ridiculous and infamous Weston A. Price foundation, which is funded
by the meat and dairy industries. It is simply propaganda - of course
it's popular with the non-vegan masses who love, as McDougall says, good
news about their bad habits - but it shows their desperation. The fact
is that appropriately planned vegan diets have been approved as healthy
for everyone at every stage of life by conservative groups like the
Dieticians Association - the science is completely behind vegan
pregnancies, births, and infancy.
Btw, Sarah is a key part of the Weston A. Price Foundation, which shows how much she 'cares' about accuracy.
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-You can't blame veganism for people's eating an inadequate diet.
"It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. "
http://www.eatright.org/About/Content.aspx?id=8357
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Victoria Moss Well
ive been Vegan for 25 years and a 9 year old and a 14 year old vegan
since birth. Both vegan pregnancies and I can tell you they are two very
healthy boys! It is possible!!! Don't believe the hype!
Karen McCollough Not
only is it possible, it's preferable. I was vegan when I was pregnant
in 1999 & my son was vegan for the first 4 years of his life (and I
still am - have been since 1998). My ob/gyn, although hesitant because
of their limited nutritional training in med school, regularly remarked
on how healthy I was. Same comments from the pediatricians about my son.
Even Dr. Sears, famous baby doctor writer, recommended children be
vegan. I nursed my son until he was 3-1/2 (although not exclusively
except for his 1st 6 months) and supplemented with a vegan
prenatal/postnatal vitamin throughout that time. Aside from some minor
common complaints (colds, gas, etc), my son & I were very healthy
& I am so grateful that he had the opportunity to start out this way
in his life. I am very sad for this family's loss, and for the
misleading hype that criminalizes veganism; both are not fair!
Rebecca Stucki Sounds
like a lot of hype and fear-mongering, especially in the article you
linked to. I wonder if this is the same French couple that is always
used to "prove" veganism doesn't work? I wonder how many babies whose
mothers are omnivores die every year from poor nutrition? Probably very
many more.
Moonmarty Martha E Gutierrez This article made me so angry! I have so many vegan friends with perfectly healthy vegan babies!
In my personal opinion It shows the desperate resources of a system feeling threatened on their comfort zone of eating by a growing number of healthy, happy vegans around the world.
Still, i will go now take my kbucha and make sure my b12 is balanced.
I feel sorry for the parents having to go trough this on top of their grief.
In my personal opinion It shows the desperate resources of a system feeling threatened on their comfort zone of eating by a growing number of healthy, happy vegans around the world.
Still, i will go now take my kbucha and make sure my b12 is balanced.
I feel sorry for the parents having to go trough this on top of their grief.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/01/joel-sergine-le-moaligou-convicted
The child died of untreated pneumonia progressed from bronchitis, not diet. His death had little if anything, to do with the parents being vegan and instead with them being ignorant. Yet it is interesting, most of the stories really emphasized the word VEGAN.
The child died of untreated pneumonia progressed from bronchitis, not diet. His death had little if anything, to do with the parents being vegan and instead with them being ignorant. Yet it is interesting, most of the stories really emphasized the word VEGAN.
