Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 From : The Free Lancre Star ( which is in somewhere called Fredricksburg???????????) Click here to submit a letter to the editor Parents, don't panic over teens' vegan diets Date published: 1/10/2008 Parents, don't panic over teens' vegan diets As a dietitian, I want to assure youth correspondent Sarah Keith and other teenagers--as well as their parents--that following a healthy vegan diet is safe ["Veganism may be difficult to stomach," Jan. 1]. In fact, leading nutrition experts, including the American Dietetic Association, support a well-planned, plant-based diet as completely healthy for all stages of life, including childhood and adolescence. Researchers have found that vegetarian adolescents consume more fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich foods, like beans and whole grains, and have lower intakes of cholesterol and artery-clogging saturated fat than their meat-eating peers. This healthy diet can help teens maintain a healthy weight and ward off diabetes and other diet-related illnesses. Of course, all young people--whether they follow a vegan diet or not--should avoid french fries, fried foods, and other junk foods. Parents don't need to panic over their teens' vegetarian or vegan diet. A wide variety of plant foods--including a fortified source or supplement of vitamin B12--can provide all the necessary nutrients without the fat and cholesterol found in animal products.Susan Levin Washington The writer is a staff dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Peter H Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Try it now. Quote
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 there's a famous Fredricksburg in virginia (civil war batlte there), and one in texas as well Peter VV Jan 10, 2008 3:49 PM Re: Parents, don't panic over teens' vegan diets From : The Free Lancre Star ( which is in somewhere called Fredricksburg???????????) Click here to submit a letter to the editor Parents, don't panic over teens' vegan diets Date published: 1/10/2008 Parents, don't panic over teens' vegan diets As a dietitian, I want to assure youth correspondent Sarah Keith and other teenagers--as well as their parents--that following a healthy vegan diet is safe ["Veganism may be difficult to stomach," Jan. 1]. In fact, leading nutrition experts, including the American Dietetic Association, support a well-planned, plant-based diet as completely healthy for all stages of life, including childhood and adolescence. Researchers have found that vegetarian adolescents consume more fruits, vegetables, and fiber-rich foods, like beans and whole grains, and have lower intakes of cholesterol and artery-clogging saturated fat than their meat-eating peers. This healthy diet can help teens maintain a healthy weight and ward off diabetes and other diet-related illnesses. Of course, all young people--whether they follow a vegan diet or not--should avoid french fries, fried foods, and other junk foods. Parents don't need to panic over their teens' vegetarian or vegan diet. A wide variety of plant foods--including a fortified source or supplement of vitamin B12--can provide all the necessary nutrients without the fat and cholesterol found in animal products.Susan Levin Washington The writer is a staff dietitian with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Peter H Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Try it now. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote
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