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Children 'harmed' by vegan diets
The Beeb ^ | 21 February, 2005 | Michelle Roberts

Posted on 02/21/2005 2:06:27 PM PST by Constitutionalist Conservative

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To: ladyrustic

That remind me of a little boy who comes to visit his grandma in our neighborhood. Dad is against guns. Everytime, he goes into our garage he grabs the toy guns.


61 posted on 02/21/2005 2:46:36 PM PST by beaversmom (Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming)
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To: ambrose

Agreed. I've not met a conservative equivalent to PETA whatsoever. Not even in the Hallelujah Acres message board are people so vicious as when I used to be in a PETA club. They turn being vegetarian/vegan into some sort of activist lifestyle.


62 posted on 02/21/2005 2:46:40 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

If animals weren't meant to be eaten, why are they made of meat?


63 posted on 02/21/2005 2:47:00 PM PST by TChris (Most people's capability for inference is severely overestimated)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative
Be a vegan at your own risk:

Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies

Keep in mind that physical attributes of Eating Disorders are caused by a variety of factors such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies, hormone loss, electrolyte imbalances, continued strain on the body and fatigue.

**It is essential to get vitamins from food. Supplements should be taken in addition to meals and with meals for their essential and proper absorption.**

Vitamin Deficiencies

Vitamin A (Beta-Carotene): Found in fish and liver, green and yellow fruits and vegetables, Apricots, asparagus, beets, broccoli, butter, cataloupe, carrots, cheese, garlic, green olives, milk products, mustard (fresh), papaya, parsley, peaches, prunes, red peppers, sweet potatoes, spinach, sweet potatoes, pumpkin and watercress.
BODY PARTS AFFECTED:
Bones, eyes, hair, immune system, skin, soft tissues and teeth.
DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS:
Acne, allergies, loss of appetite, blindness, colds, dry hair, eye sties, fatigue, insomnia, impaired growth, itching and burning eyes, loss of smell, night blindness, dry skin, sinus trouble, steroid synthesis reduction; Decreased immune system function, cancer suseptibility. (Vitamin A is essential for bones and teeth and protects against cold and flu.)

Vitamin B Complex: Found in dairy products, meat, nuts and vegetables high in protein, broccoli, beans, brown rice, cabbage, cauliflower, cheese, eggs, fish, meat, milk, poultry, pork, oatmeal, raisins, spinach, asparagus, nuts, peanut butter, brussel sprouts, whole grains, and yogurt.
BODY PARTS AFFECTED:
Body cells, eyes, gastrointestinal tract, hair, liver, mouth, nervous system, skin.
DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS:
Acne, anemia, appetite loss, bad breath, cholesterol (high), circulation (poor), constipation, dark tongue color, depression, digestive disturbances, fatigue, dry hair or hair falling out, hypertension, insomnia, tender/painful leg muscles, nervousness, dry or rough skin. Problems muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract, and liver. Depression and anxiety. Anemia, contributes to electrolyte imbalances. Memory loss, nervous system disorders, and immune system problems (low platelet count).

Vitamin B12: Found in beef, blue cheese, cheese, clams, crab, fish, eggs, herring, kidney, liver, mackerel, milk and milk products, pork, seafood and tofu. It is not found in vegetables - only in animal sources.
(all vitamin B supplements should be taken together).
BODY PARTS AFFECTED:
liver, nerves, red blood cells, gastrointestinal tract.
DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS:
appetite loss, diminished reflex responses, fatigue, irritability, memory impairment, mental depression and confusion, nervousness, pernicious anemia, unpleasant body odor, walking and speaking difficulties, weakness in arms and legs. A deficiency can cause problems with digestion, absorption of food, metabolism of carbohydrates and fats, nerves, fertility, growth and development. There can also be hallucinations, memory loss, eye disorders, and anemia. A vitamin B12 deficiency can indicate there is a problem with absorption (common in people with digestive disorders).

Vitamins, Minerals and Deficiencies

64 posted on 02/21/2005 2:47:47 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: Xenalyte

LOL!

And how are the shows going? Do you still appear in costume?


65 posted on 02/21/2005 2:49:02 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: DannyTN
"But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat."


I'm not a theologian, but this sounds more like a condemnation of cannibalism than a condemnation of meat eating.
66 posted on 02/21/2005 2:51:19 PM PST by NW Mike (Proud member of the VRWC since 1972 -- who the hell are you calling 'neo'?)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

I would like to blame liberalism on vegan and vegetarian diets (with tremendous help from a wide variety of recreational drugs). Unfortunately I know many Dems who love meat, and I'll bet that there are many conservatives who are veggies. However I'm willing to bet that most veggies are liberals, and therefore I'll continue to make my thoroughly unsubstantiated claims about veganism and vegetarianism causing liberalism. So there.


67 posted on 02/21/2005 2:52:12 PM PST by driftless ( For life-long happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: ambrose

I was watching cable late night over the weekend--some silly show where the host goes to people's homes and helps them out with whatever their problem is. This particular show, she confronted a mom whose two year old son weighed 90 pounds. My 2, almost 3 year old weighs 31 pounds. The boy on the show ate all day long. He even ate in the bath tub--donuts and cookies. He ate hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda pop for breakfast if he wanted it.


68 posted on 02/21/2005 2:55:33 PM PST by beaversmom (Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming)
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To: ikka
Actually the Vegan diet is not better than other diets. Studies show they do not live longer than other groups e.g. meat eaters at all. Studies show overall that they develop quite a few group specific problems over the coarse of their lives more regularly and frequently than meat eaters.
Generally pride is the culprit behind a lot of the boasting that goes on with Vegans. People in general because of the fallen nature like to find things to distinguish themselves from the crowd (like being vegan or some other goofy fad) and then from that position of immagined superiority go to war with the crowd to gain converts.
69 posted on 02/21/2005 2:56:15 PM PST by clearsight
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To: ambrose

PETA: PET EATING TOURNAMENT ASSOCIATION
They are really a front group which feeds unwanted dogs and cats to aliens. Aliens like the taste of dog and cat. Road kill too.........


70 posted on 02/21/2005 2:59:00 PM PST by clearsight
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To: mcg1969
If God didn't intend for us to eat cows, why did he make them out of meat


71 posted on 02/21/2005 3:00:00 PM PST by maine-iac7 (."...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time" LINCOLN)
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To: cyborg
I know quite a few Adventist vegetarians since my teen and adult years (til 30) were spent in Loma Linda, Ca. Loma Linda Chocolate Prune Cake is incredible. And walnut-balls with brown sauce.

Anyway...

I did a quick search on yahoo and found Rasta to be a religious movement that embraces a largely vegan lifestyle. Am I right on that?

72 posted on 02/21/2005 3:01:36 PM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: mrs tiggywinkle

You are correct. There are varying degress of adherence. My employer's father (the store founder) tends to be stringent. My boss just wears dreads for the convenience but she eats meat.


73 posted on 02/21/2005 3:03:57 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: mrs tiggywinkle
And walnut-balls with brown sauce.

How cruel. All those walnuts walking around with no balls, thanks to you and them Adventists.

And you know that brown sauce is made from bacon drippings, don't you?

:-)

74 posted on 02/21/2005 3:04:42 PM PST by mcg1969
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To: mcg1969

LOL


75 posted on 02/21/2005 3:06:46 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%

Took off last season from performing (real-world job had a few weekend demands), and am waiting to find out whether I'm invited back this year. (Performance company has been drastically cut.)

If I don't get to perform, I'll be back in the booth where I was this past year! We're working on a very cool venue to showcase my unique combination of fortune-telling and insulting.


76 posted on 02/21/2005 3:06:50 PM PST by Xenalyte (Your mother sells hot dogs.)
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To: mcg1969
lol - that is just so wrong!
77 posted on 02/21/2005 3:09:00 PM PST by mrs tiggywinkle
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To: cyborg

B-12 is the missing ingredient...


78 posted on 02/21/2005 3:10:49 PM PST by Barney59 (Now there's a man with an open mind - you can feel the breeze from here!)
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To: Constitutionalist Conservative

Vitamin B-12 is necessary for human life in the long term.

There is no source of this vitamin except animal products.

Period.

The pure, true 'vegan' diet is a death sentence.


79 posted on 02/21/2005 3:11:08 PM PST by edwin hubble
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To: Barney59

Agreed.


80 posted on 02/21/2005 3:11:31 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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