Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 I have been enjoying receiving the e-mail of postings for a while now, but have never actually posted myself. We all know how much more healthy a vegetarian (or vegan) diet is, that's why we were on vrg in the first place right? I am looking for some source of some documentation that supports this that comes from what my meat eating family would consider 'legitimate' (not something from a veggie publication or animal rights orginization that could be viewed by someone who is trying to find fault as slanted) I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens. I appreciate the help, I'm having to defend my daughter's choices to her ignorant father. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens. I appreciate the help, I'm having to defend my daughter's choices to her ignorant father. Try contacting PCRM( Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine) here in the D.C. area. They are wonderful with providing those type of articles and info. Good luck, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 16, 2002 Report Share Posted November 16, 2002 Try the AMerican Dietetic Associations website www.eatright.org I know they have a position paper on vegetarian diets, unfortunately I couldn't access it right now (I really despise aol) Katie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA > journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens. > I appreciate the help, I'm having to defend my daughter's choices to > her ignorant father. > => The American Dietetic Association has a Position Paper on Vegetarian and Vegan diets, I think it's available on their website, which if memory serves is http://www.eatright.org Another good source of information are the books Becoming Vegetarian and Becoming Vegan by Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis (both registered dietitians). These books site many research studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Hope this helps. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 I would contact the Vegetarian Resource Group. They can direct you to the American Dietetic Association's position paper on vegetarian diets for kids. They have other materials in this vein (non-biased, scientific) as well. Also, PCRM's website may direct you to some good sources. There was just a recent study reported in many different journals showing that veggie teens have better diets than omnivore teens. It was covered in many different periodicals and papers, but the original study is in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2002;156:431. That citation I got from the Vegetarian Nutrition and Health Letter, which is published by Loma Linda University and I highly recommend. Other sites you might try include vegsource.com and veganoutreach. Let me know if you need more info, Leena lisastarks [lisastarks] Friday, November 15, 2002 8:44 PM looking for medical research I have been enjoying receiving the e-mail of postings for a while now, but have never actually posted myself. We all know how much more healthy a vegetarian (or vegan) diet is, that's why we were on vrg in the first place right? I am looking for some source of some documentation that supports this that comes from what my meat eating family would consider 'legitimate' (not something from a veggie publication or animal rights orginization that could be viewed by someone who is trying to find fault as slanted) I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens. I appreciate the help, I'm having to defend my daughter's choices to her ignorant father. For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 Here are two papers I just became aware of. Maybe this will help. http://www.eatright.com/images/journal/0601/review2.pdf http://www.eatright.com/images/journal/0601/review.pdf - lisastarks Friday, November 15, 2002 8:43 PM looking for medical research I have been enjoying receiving the e-mail of postings for a while now, but have never actually posted myself. We all know how much more healthy a vegetarian (or vegan) diet is, that's why we were on vrg in the first place right? I am looking for some source of some documentation that supports this that comes from what my meat eating family would consider 'legitimate' (not something from a veggie publication or animal rights orginization that could be viewed by someone who is trying to find fault as slanted) I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens. I appreciate the help, I'm having to defend my daughter's choices to her ignorant father. For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 17, 2002 Report Share Posted November 17, 2002 > " lisastarks " <lisastarks > looking for medical research > > I have been enjoying receiving the e-mail of postings for a while > now, but have never actually posted myself. We all know how much > more healthy a vegetarian (or vegan) diet is, that's why we were on > vrg in the first place right? I am looking for some source of some > documentation that supports this that comes from what my meat eating > family would consider 'legitimate' The Physician's Committee For Responsible Medicine (www.pcrm.org) is a group of medical professionals that promote veg*nism. you could use their info but neglect to mention their cause. I don't think they put their mission on every publication. ~Doh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 You can also go to PCRM or Vegan Outreach and look at their sources. The sources are pretty easy to search for on the internet so you can quote and read the exact study (or a subset of the study). Or you might find the studies through a local college. This is a good idea anyway since people can quote different findings from studies and not give the whole picture. There are also some veg-friendly popular medical doctors who are not completely veg or part of the AR movement that you could quote (Dr. Weil, Dr. Northrup). The nice thing about Vegan Outreach's literature is that they are very 'even handed' about the pros and cons of diet and they don'y say a vegan diet is always healthier (sometimes it isn't...you could eat vegan cookies all day LOL). Good luck, Linda --- Doh! <dohdriver wrote: > > " lisastarks " <lisastarks > > looking for medical research > > > > I have been enjoying receiving the e-mail of > postings for a while > > now, but have never actually posted myself. We > all know how much > > more healthy a vegetarian (or vegan) diet is, > that's why we were on > > vrg in the first place right? I am looking for > some source of some > > documentation that supports this that comes from > what my meat eating > > family would consider 'legitimate' > > > The Physician's Committee For Responsible Medicine > (www.pcrm.org) is a group > of medical professionals that promote veg*nism. you > could use their info > but neglect to mention their cause. I don't think > they put their mission on > every publication. > ~Doh > > > Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site http://webhosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 Here's a good one from the Mayo Clinic that I copied for my dd's preschool teacher: http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/healthylivingcenter/invoke.cfm?obj ectid=89AFCCB3-E1F7-4541-9A90745760BAA899 Good luck! Bonnie --------- Sat, 16 Nov 2002 01:43:32 -0000 " lisastarks " <lisastarks looking for medical research <I'm looking for something from a non-biased type of source(published in AMA journals, etc.)that supports veggie nutrition for children/teens.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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