News blaming strict vegetarian diet in death of Marin child

[Guest guest]

Most of the news coverage of this sad event has been sensational and biased

- and now SFGate has this headline: " Veggie Diet of Death "

 

As a vegan mother of a healthy vegan daughter (vegan since in utero/110th

percentile at birth) - I think we need to write letters and talk about

DIVERSITY in all groups. You can be a malnourished carnivore, omnivore or

herbivore. " Strict vegetarian " children are not at risk for Vitamin D

deficiency anymore than their meat and dairy eating peers. In fact, as long

as vegan children eat a healthy and well-balanced diet - they may even be

healthier than their non-vegan peers (fewer illnesses, no ear-infections,

healthier bones, etc.)

 

This headline is outrageous.

 

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/13/MN153805.DTL

[Guest guest]

It's hard to believe this child died of a vitamin D deficiency. When someone

gets so malnourished that they die, there are usually other problems. In the

case of kids who don't eat animal products (I don't want to refer to this

case as " vegan " ), vitamin B12 can be the main problem -- aggravated by

additional nutritional deficiencies.

 

Jack

 

 

> Most of the news coverage of this sad event has been sensational and biased

> - and now SFGate has this headline: " Veggie Diet of Death "

>

> As a vegan mother of a healthy vegan daughter (vegan since in utero/110th

> percentile at birth) - I think we need to write letters and talk about

> DIVERSITY in all groups. You can be a malnourished carnivore, omnivore or

> herbivore. " Strict vegetarian " children are not at risk for Vitamin D

> deficiency anymore than their meat and dairy eating peers. In fact, as long

> as vegan children eat a healthy and well-balanced diet - they may even be

> healthier than their non-vegan peers (fewer illnesses, no ear-infections,

> healthier bones, etc.)

>

> This headline is outrageous.

>

> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/13/MN153805.DTL

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello Friends,

 

I do agree with Simone that one can't put every thing

into one POT and call it this or that. If indeed

vegetarian diet (not considering how it is adapted)

were to be at fault, then no vegetarian would have

remained on this planet today, especially in countries

like India, where vegetarianism is practiced over

generations unknown.

 

Obviously the catch phrase used is " ignorantly

sensational " for those who want to remain ignorant.

There is no need to be alarmed or outraged. But, a

good statement would be pertinent.

 

I would also like to respond to Simone's usage of " in

utero veg*n " . My feeling is that there can be no such

one, as the fetus feeds from the fluids of the

mother's womb, which are not veg*n and that all the

new-born, may them be of human or of animal in nature,

they feed on the milk of their mothers. Based on

these two facts, there can definitely no " in utero

veg*n " baby.

 

Regards

Murthy

 

--- simone spearman <pohevol wrote:

> Most of the news coverage of this sad event has been

> sensational and biased

> - and now SFGate has this headline: " Veggie Diet of

> Death "

>

> As a vegan mother of a healthy vegan daughter (vegan

> since in utero/110th

> percentile at birth) - I think we need to write

> letters and talk about

> DIVERSITY in all groups. You can be a malnourished

> carnivore, omnivore or

> herbivore. " Strict vegetarian " children are not at

> risk for Vitamin D

> deficiency anymore than their meat and dairy eating

> peers. In fact, as long

> as vegan children eat a healthy and well-balanced

> diet - they may even be

> healthier than their non-vegan peers (fewer

> illnesses, no ear-infections,

> healthier bones, etc.)

>

> This headline is outrageous.

>

>

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/13/MN153805.DTL

>

>

 

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[Guest guest]

I was all set to fire off a letter, but probably enough people beat me to it:

the headline on the article at the URL below is now:

 

" Diet blamed in death of 'Family's' child;

Suspect's lawyer cites vitamin deficiency "

 

which is actually apt, and in the body of the article the only statements that

could be read as indicting vegetarianism are attributed to specific individuals,

and are not expressed as fact.

 

, simone spearman <pohevol@m...> wrote:

> Most of the news coverage of this sad event has been sensational and biased

> - and now SFGate has this headline: " Veggie Diet of Death "

>

> As a vegan mother of a healthy vegan daughter (vegan since in utero/110th

> percentile at birth) - I think we need to write letters and talk about

> DIVERSITY in all groups. You can be a malnourished carnivore, omnivore or

> herbivore. " Strict vegetarian " children are not at risk for Vitamin D

> deficiency anymore than their meat and dairy eating peers. In fact, as long

> as vegan children eat a healthy and well-balanced diet - they may even be

> healthier than their non-vegan peers (fewer illnesses, no ear-infections,

> healthier bones, etc.)

>

> This headline is outrageous.

>

> http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/02/13/MN153805.DTL