VRG advisors publish recommendations for Vegan infants and children. (Scientific update: a review of recent scientific papers related to vegetarianism).Virginia Messina, MPH, RD, and I had two papers published in the Journal of The American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 65,000 members. Approximately 75 % of ADA's members are registered dietitians and about 4 % are dietetic technicians, registered. that provide guidelines for dietitians and other health care professionals working with vegan vegan /veg·an/ (ve´gan) (vej´an) a vegetarian whose diet excludes all food of animal origin. ve·gan n. families. The guidelines address nutritional considerations for vegan infants and children. A press release about these articles is headlined, "Vegan Diets Can Meet Children's Nutritional Needs." These articles would be useful to share with health care providers who have questions about vegan diets for infants and children. Much of the information in these articles was covered in VRG'S brochure, Vegan Nutrition
Vegan nutrition encompasses the nutrients vegans require for a balanced diet. It is an important part of a vegan's life, as it is the foundation for determining which foods should be consumed based on their in Infancy and Childhood, available on VRG's website at <www.vrg.org/nutrition/pregnancy.htm>, or via mail at PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203 (send a SASE SASE - Specific Application Service Element. Opposite: CASE. to request a printed copy). Messina V, Mangels mangels Beta vulgaris; called also mangel-wurzel. AR. 2001. Considerations in planning vegan diets: Children. J Am Diet Assoc 101:661-669. Mangels AR, Messina V. 2001. Considerations in planning vegan diets: Infants. J Am Diet Assoc 101: 670-677. |
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