5.23.2007

Death by Veganism

Death by Veganism

Op-Ed Contributor
Death by Veganism
By NINA PLANCK
Published: May 21, 2007
You cannot create and nourish a robust baby merely on foods from plants.

Excerpt:

Indigenous cuisines offer clues about what humans, naturally omnivorous, need to survive, reproduce and grow: traditional vegetarian diets, as in India, invariably include dairy and eggs for complete protein, essential fats and vitamins. There are no vegan societies for a simple reason: a vegan diet is not adequate in the long run.

My view: Less meat is good ... no meat is bad!

2 comments:

  1. The leading dietetic associations in the U.S. and Canada actually think (well-planned) vegan diets are okay for all:

    "Well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence."

    http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/advocacy_933_ENU_HTML.htm

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