Must've Herd Her Wrong

Printer-friendly versionSend by emailUniversity of California-Davis nutritionist Lindsay Allen says reporters "hyped" her concerns, when she was quoted at the February meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science as http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050221/full/050221-5.html|saying, "It's unethical for parents to bring up their children as strict vegans." Allen says strict vegetarian diets are unethical, unless "missing nutrients" are added "through supplements or fortified foods." Allen's research with Kenyan children found that their development improved when their nutrient-deficient diets were supplemented with meat or milk. Her research was funded by the Cattlemen's Beef Association, and its publication http://www.nutrition.org/cgi/content/full/133/11/3875S?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=Allen%2C+LH&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=meat&andorexactfulltext=or&searchid=1109970242943_7313&stored_search=&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=date&fdate=1/1/2003&journalcode=nutrition#FN1|supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization, Land O'Lakes, Heifer International, and Dynamics and Aquaculture-CRSP.