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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4282257.stm

2007-07-25 08:48:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Vegetarian & Vegan

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Always consider the source......... Lindsay H. Allen, Ph.D.

United States Department of Agriculture

Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA
................ The U.S. Department of Agriculture **
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Oversees
Domestic and imported meat and poultry and related products, such as meat- or poultry-containing stews, pizzas and frozen foods

Processed egg products (generally liquid, frozen and dried pasteurized egg products)
Food Safety Role
Enforces food safety laws governing domestic and imported meat and poultry products .......... that should answer why the article is so uniformed and more so ......So biased ........ Mother who raised two healthy vegan sons.. and has vegan grandson.. all tip top!!

2007-07-25 10:58:22 · answer #1 · answered by connie b 6 · 7 0

Great research Connie B--I was skeptical myself over someone being so vehement against a vegan lifestyle, when most experts just stress balance, but do not discourage people from choosing whatever diets are right for them.

I thought this line from the articles was interesting, too:
"Professor Allen stressed that although the study (which was partially supported by the National Cattleman's Beef Association) was conducted in a poor African community that was malnourished, its message was highly relevant to people in developed countries."

If the kids were malnourished already, then isn’t the deck kinda stacked against the "vegan" diet, which was what, they said, “a cup of milk a day or an oil supplement containing the same amount of energy." I(not to mention where the funding came from)
I am pretty sure a cup or milk OR "an oil supplement" would be less nutritious than meat--luckily, I don’t know any self-respecting Vegan that would feed their kids or themselves such a lacking diet (ignoring the fact that they wouldn’t give the kids milk anyway if they are Vegan, which sorta discounts the whole study).

I also want to close by just mentioning that using undernourished third world children in a study to discount vegans (funded by a beef distributor) seems a little unethical in and of itself, too. Call me a bleeding-heart, but I feel bad about animal testing, but can't we all agree on the immorality of human testing, and feeding poor kids poor diets to prove a point to first world parents, and ultimately sell more meat through paranoia? They should have used the money on helping the kids, not playing games with their diets...

2007-07-25 20:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by Jess 2 · 5 1

I just skimmed over it, but there are at least two misinformed statements.

"Omega 3 fatty acids are required for nervous system development." That simply isn't true. Thiamine is required for that, and it can be found in vegan sources such as rice.

"Vegans need to take B12 supplements." The human body produces it's own B12 naturally unless the individual has a disorder called Pernicious Anemia; where the body fails to adequately produce B12.

Those two statements take away from the credibility of the article as far as I am concerned.

2007-07-29 00:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by majnun99 7 · 0 0

I have two MAJOR, MAJOR qualms with that study:

1. All it proves is that if you're starving and eating an insufficient diet with almost no nutrients, it's better to add meat or milk to your diet than PURE FAT. Big ****ing whoop.

2. They deliberately allowed HUMAN CHILDREN to STARVE in the name of science.

I think I would know, even before that study was done, that if I was a starving child in a third world country, I'd rather have meat than PURE vegetable FAT! What a waste of money, a waste of time, a waste of human life, and an absolutely ridiculous, almost COMICAL conclusion!

2007-07-25 20:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by PsychoCola 3 · 3 0

I think that a vegan/vegetarian diet is fine, if you know what you're doing. As you may have heard, a couple of wingnuts in Georgia here in the states starved their infant son to death, claiming they were vegans. The mother was not breast feeding him and fed him soy milk, which specifically notes on the container that it is an unsuitable replacement for infant formula. My neighbors are vegans and their kids are perfectly healthy. They were breast fed as infants and their parents make sure that they get enough iron and calcium and all the other things they need. So, to sum it up...a vegan diet is fine for adult and child, if you do it properly. In my opinion.

2007-07-25 16:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by Andy S 5 · 6 0

It's nonsense. I've known literally hundreds of vegans who have had nothing but perfect pregnancies from start to finish. Many pregnancies and births go badly (because of smoking, drinking, stress, hormonal imbalance or random chance), but to say veganism while pregnant is unethical is just ignorant.

2007-07-25 16:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 5 0

It's nonsence. That so called scientist is a quack. With proper knowledge, a vegan diet is very healthy and much closer to what people should be eating.

2007-07-25 17:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by KathyS 7 · 4 0

that article is bullshit written by a stupid meateater who know nothing of real health and nutrition, as well as the word "ethical"

2007-07-25 16:53:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4 1

i think its a pile of BS

2007-07-25 20:55:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4 0

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