National Cattlemen's Beef Association pays for Anti-Vegan Study

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http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm

 

Vesanto Melina RD comments:

 

I was called by the BBC to respond to the story " Children 'Harmed' By Vegan

Diets " . I am co-author of " Becoming Vegan " , by dietitians Brenda Davis and

Vesanto Melina, distributed in the UK by Airlift books; www.airlift.co.uk.

 

Lindsay Allen, of the US Agricultural Research Service had done a study in

which providing animal products such as butter, cheese, milk, and meat

improved the health and growth of impoverished and undernourished Kenyan

children. Professor Allen failed to recognize that an assortment of plant

foods that were nutrient rich and higher in protein and calories would have

helped too. The findings from this study are not applicable to vegan

children in the developed world.

 

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<http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm>

 

 

 

 

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Gerry Morgan gjm

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:23:09 -0700

 

Re: Children 'harmed' by vegan diets

 

 

 

James Hodgskiss wrote:

>I seriously think there needs to be another study into why such a flawed

>piece of research was carried out in the first place. If people like

>eye-openers, then splash the results from that around everywhere.

 

The UK Vegan Society (http://www.vegansociety.com/) has an item on its home

page that mentions Professor Lindsay Allen's research, and says that it

would be interesting to know who funded it. Does anyone on the list know

how we could find the answer to that question? I have written to Professor

Allen suggesting that her research does not support her comment about vegan

parents, and asking who funded the research.

 

It would be great to see more scientific studies of the vegan diet. Can

anyone suggest who might fund one? Or suggest pointers to existing

research? The problem is that, just as Prof. Allen's research will be open

to criticism if it turns out to be financed by friends of the meat

industry, so will " our " research be criticized if funded by vegans. But who

else would want to fund it?

 

Gerry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Excellent! Thank you for finding that, Anji. The relevant footnote to

Professor Lindsay Allen's paper reads:

 

" This research was supported by the GL-CRSP though the Office of

Agriculture of the United States Agency for International Development under

Grant No. PCE-G-00-98-00036-00 to the GL-CRSP. The project was partially

supported by the National Cattleman's Beef Association. "

 

Another footnote states that a supplementary publication for the conference

at which the paper was presented was sponsored by " Heifer International " .

 

http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/11/3941S

 

Gerry

 

anji wrote:

 

>http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm

>

>Vesanto Melina RD comments:

>

>I was called by the BBC to respond to the story " Children 'Harmed' By Vegan

>Diets " . I am co-author of " Becoming Vegan " , by dietitians Brenda Davis and

>Vesanto Melina, distributed in the UK by Airlift books; www.airlift.co.uk.

>

>Lindsay Allen, of the US Agricultural Research Service had done a study in

>which providing animal products such as butter, cheese, milk, and meat

>improved the health and growth of impoverished and undernourished Kenyan

>children. Professor Allen failed to recognize that an assortment of plant

>foods that were nutrient rich and higher in protein and calories would have

>helped too. The findings from this study are not applicable to vegan

>children in the developed world.

>

>More:

><http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm>

>

>

>

>

>Original Message:

>-----------------

>Gerry Morgan gjm

>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:23:09 -0700

>

>Re: Children 'harmed' by vegan diets

>

>

>

>James Hodgskiss wrote:

> >I seriously think there needs to be another study into why such a flawed

> >piece of research was carried out in the first place. If people like

> >eye-openers, then splash the results from that around everywhere.

>

>The UK Vegan Society (http://www.vegansociety.com/) has an item on its home

>page that mentions Professor Lindsay Allen's research, and says that it

>would be interesting to know who funded it. Does anyone on the list know

>how we could find the answer to that question? I have written to Professor

>Allen suggesting that her research does not support her comment about vegan

>parents, and asking who funded the research.

>

>It would be great to see more scientific studies of the vegan diet. Can

>anyone suggest who might fund one? Or suggest pointers to existing

>research? The problem is that, just as Prof. Allen's research will be open

>to criticism if it turns out to be financed by friends of the meat

>industry, so will " our " research be criticized if funded by vegans. But who

>else would want to fund it?

>

>Gerry

>

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By the way, it would be nice to get a second article setting the facts

straight in those news channels that unthinkingly reported this story

without questioning its merit. The article in The Independent was written

by John von Radowitz, who is the science correspondent of the Press

Association (PA). You can write to Mr von Radovitz via the Press

Association's contact page, which is here:

 

http://www.pa.press.net/contact_form.php?to=information & page=/index.php

 

And the original article is, of course, here:

 

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=613225

 

Has anyone seen this article, or a related article, anywhere else? If so,

I'd like to write to that news source and point out the facts of the matter

(I've already written to the Press Association, the BBC, and The

Independent pointing out the weakness of the research and source of funding).

 

Gerry

 

Gerry Morgan wrote:

>Excellent! Thank you for finding that, Anji. The relevant footnote to

>Professor Lindsay Allen's paper reads:

>

> " This research was supported by the GL-CRSP though the Office of

>Agriculture of the United States Agency for International Development

>under Grant No. PCE-G-00-98-00036-00 to the GL-CRSP. The project was

>partially supported by the National Cattleman's Beef Association. "

>

>Another footnote states that a supplementary publication for the

>conference at which the paper was presented was sponsored by " Heifer

>International " .

>

>http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/11/3941S

>

>Gerry

>

>anji wrote:

>

>>http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm

>>

>>Vesanto Melina RD comments:

>>

>>I was called by the BBC to respond to the story " Children 'Harmed' By Vegan

>>Diets " . I am co-author of " Becoming Vegan " , by dietitians Brenda Davis and

>>Vesanto Melina, distributed in the UK by Airlift books; www.airlift.co.uk.

>>

>>Lindsay Allen, of the US Agricultural Research Service had done a study in

>>which providing animal products such as butter, cheese, milk, and meat

>>improved the health and growth of impoverished and undernourished Kenyan

>>children. Professor Allen failed to recognize that an assortment of plant

>>foods that were nutrient rich and higher in protein and calories would have

>>helped too. The findings from this study are not applicable to vegan

>>children in the developed world.

>>

>>More:

>><http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/ncbs_vegan_study.htm>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>Original Message:

>>-----------------

>>Gerry Morgan gjm

>>Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:23:09 -0700

>>

>>Re: Children 'harmed' by vegan diets

>>

>>

>>

>>James Hodgskiss wrote:

>> >I seriously think there needs to be another study into why such a flawed

>> >piece of research was carried out in the first place. If people like

>> >eye-openers, then splash the results from that around everywhere.

>>

>>The UK Vegan Society (http://www.vegansociety.com/) has an item on its home

>>page that mentions Professor Lindsay Allen's research, and says that it

>>would be interesting to know who funded it. Does anyone on the list know

>>how we could find the answer to that question? I have written to Professor

>>Allen suggesting that her research does not support her comment about vegan

>>parents, and asking who funded the research.

>>

>>It would be great to see more scientific studies of the vegan diet. Can

>>anyone suggest who might fund one? Or suggest pointers to existing

>>research? The problem is that, just as Prof. Allen's research will be open

>>to criticism if it turns out to be financed by friends of the meat

>>industry, so will " our " research be criticized if funded by vegans. But who

>>else would want to fund it?

>>

>>Gerry

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

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>> Post message:

>> Subscribe: -

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>>Shortcut URL to this page:

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[Guest guest]

Gerry Morgan wrote:

>(I've already written to the Press Association, the BBC, and The

>Independent pointing out the weakness of the research and source of funding).

 

The Independent published my letter. They published my first letter (of

two), which I sent before I knew that the research had been sponsored by

the Cattlemen's Association.

 

http://comment.independent.co.uk/letters/story.jsp?story=614856

 

Gerry