VRG in the news.

VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was interviewed for several magazine and newspaper articles, including a story in Self magazine about people who aspire to go vegetarian, an article in the Boston Globe about young children who decide to go vegetarian, and a story on raw foods for children for VegNews. In addition, she was the subject of a profile published on VegFamily.com. Reed wrote a book review of The New Becoming Vegetarian for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and an article on resources for vegetarian nutrition for Issues in Vegetarian Dietetics, the newsletter of ADA's Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group. VRG Nutrition Advisor Suzanne Havala Hobbs, DrPH, RD, was interviewed for a story about vegetarian diets for BJ's Journal and for a story for Child magazine about families going vegetarian. VRG's Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE, did a KABC radio interview on vegetarian holiday cooking. VRG Co-Director Charles Stahler was interviewed by the Associated Press concerning the impact mad cow disease has had upon the vegetarian movement. The resulting article sent readers nationwide to VRG's website at <www.vrg.org>. Also, the Milford (MA) Daily News ran an article stating, "If you're as repelled by mad cow disease and the meat industry as we are, you might enjoy this site. It belongs to the Vegetarian Resource Group, a nonprofit group for non-meat-eaters worldwide."