Niece interested in vegetarianism

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hi everyone,

 

i have been a lurker in this group so far, but i

noticed no one had replied to this email, at least not

to the whole group, and i thought it might be

important,

 

i am reading the book Becoming Vegan by Davis and

Melina, there is a small section toward the end about

eating disorders, says:

 

" Research indicates that as many as 50% of those

suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa are

vegetarian. ....

....it is important to consider which came first, the

vegetarian diet or the eating disorder. Research

indicates that the large majority of vegetarian or

vegan anorexics and bulimics chose this eating pattern

after the onset of their desease. The " restricted "

vegetarian or vegan eating pattern legitimizes the

removal of numerous high-fat, energy-dense foods such

as meat, eggs, cheese, ice cream, sour cream, whipping

cream and butter.... "

 

also, of the four people i know who have suffered from

an eating disorder, two are vegetarian (though they

have recovered from the illness so it is probably

unrelated), one claimed to be vegan (very obviously as

a form of food deprivation) and the other was

vegetarian during the time she was ill,

 

so while i cant say anything about your niece as i

dont know her and wouldnt be qualified to do so

anyway, you might want to pay special attention to

whether your niece will eat high-fat vegetarian foods

like nuts, nut butters, avocados, cheese, milk,

ice-cream, butter, eggs, and if she is getting enough

calories total

 

i hope she is choosing vegetarianism for better

reasons but it is important to be aware that she might

not be,

 

best of luck,

linda

 

 

> Mon, 25 Dec 2000 16:49:52 -0500

> " Karen McCollough " <kkmc

> Niece interested in Vegetarianism

>

> My niece who lives 3 hours away from me is very

> interested in vegetarianism.

> She is on the verge of those difficult years,

> though, she's going to be 13

> in just a few days, and so it's hard to interpret

> the true motivations

> behind her interest. .... my sister,

> her mother, is very

> worried about her being too skinny and too obsessed

> with calorie and fat

> counting. It's true my niece has become very thin

> and she's got that very

> fashion-conscious pride about it....

 

 

 

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