Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Are vegan children more prone to allergies? If so what's reason Jeffery M. Hill V-Dimension, Inc direct: (877)865-3735 fax: (866)649-2647 email: jeff www.v-dimension.com Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 No, vegan children aren't more prone to allergies. I know A LOT of people with kids with food allergies. Some of them come to a veg diet because of the allergies...one friend would NEVER pick a veg diet, but with her four children and the various allergies she is down to beef as the only " meat " they can eat and eggs and dairy are also on their list (very common allergens) so they eat a lot of vegan meals. My three vegan children have no known allergies (they've never eaten any non-vegan foods so I guess they could be allergic to something we don't eat), but almost all of the families we are friends with have at least one food allergy. I don't know if they are more diagnosed these days or if more allergies are occurring due to the havoc we are reeking on the environment. Linda A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally-Conscious, and Fair Labor Products) http://triballife.net/ http://triballifeinc.blogspot.com/ My personal blogs: http://veganlinda.blogspot.com/ http://cucarfree.blogspot.com/ ________________________________ " jefferymhill " <jefferymhill Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:12:52 PM Eggs Are vegan children more prone to allergies? If so what's reason Jeffery M. Hill V-Dimension, Inc direct: (877)865-3735 fax: (866)649-2647 email: jeff (AT) v-dimension (DOT) com www.v-dimension. com Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 We went vegan because our son has a food allergy. It was much easier for us overall. My sister-in-law has a similar problem, but she's not got an allergy, she's lactose intolerant, and my son has a full on, medically confirmed milk protein allergy. I know several others who have gone to vegetarian/vegan diets because of other food allergies, not the other way around (they weren't vegan and then discovered them - it was more of a 'hey this is much easier and much healthier than this other way). Of course I know a bunch of vegans but I don't know if there are food allergies for them or not. I'm leaning towards what Robin said on it, but then there is more awareness, and testing available now, than say 10 years ago, but then we've also been hitting the environment harder and having more impact on foods we eat than our parents, grandparents and great grandparents ever did. Hard to say, but it seems like both - awareness and the impact on the environment. That's what I think anyway...and now I'm thinking more on this... Missie On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:12 PM, <jefferymhill wrote: > Are vegan children more prone to allergies? If so what's reason > Jeffery M. Hill > > V-Dimension, Inc > direct: (877)865-3735 > fax: (866)649-2647 > email: jeff > > www.v-dimension.com > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T > > -- http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ ~~~~~(m-.-)m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Many food allergies occur because the allergy triggers are introduced too early. While this is not a complete list, citrus, strawberries, dairy, egg yolks, soy and wheat are common allergy foods that should not be introduced before baby turns one. Robin --- On Thu, 2/19/09, Linda Evans <veganlinda wrote: Linda Evans <veganlinda Re: Eggs Thursday, February 19, 2009, 2:42 PM No, vegan children aren't more prone to allergies. I know A LOT of people with kids with food allergies. Some of them come to a veg diet because of the allergies... one friend would NEVER pick a veg diet, but with her four children and the various allergies she is down to beef as the only " meat " they can eat and eggs and dairy are also on their list (very common allergens) so they eat a lot of vegan meals. My three vegan children have no known allergies (they've never eaten any non-vegan foods so I guess they could be allergic to something we don't eat), but almost all of the families we are friends with have at least one food allergy. I don't know if they are more diagnosed these days or if more allergies are occurring due to the havoc we are reeking on the environment. Linda A Marketplace for a Better World (Cruelty-free, Environmentally- Conscious, and Fair Labor Products) http://triballife. net/ http://triballifein c.blogspot. com/ My personal blogs: http://veganlinda. blogspot. com/ http://cucarfree. blogspot. com/ ____________ _________ _________ __ " jefferymhill@ sbcglobal. net " <jefferymhill@ sbcglobal. net> @gro ups.com Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:12:52 PM Eggs Are vegan children more prone to allergies? If so what's reason Jeffery M. Hill V-Dimension, Inc direct: (877)865-3735 fax: (866)649-2647 email: jeff (AT) v-dimension (DOT) com www.v-dimension. com Sent via BlackBerry by AT & T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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