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although our pediatrician disagreed (said there were certain nutrients that growing children needed that could only be obtained from meat protein)

See post 232.Your pediatrician is misinformed,as was ours.

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, we're (1) talking about some 45 years ago; and (2) he had the evidence right in front of his eyes.

That is why I qualified my statement, though, since I'm sure some research has been done in the intervening years. If he didn't know the secret to making a vegan diet work for small children, I bet the parents didn't either, and that's one reason why the poor kids were so puny.

I will say that he was a crackerjack pediatrician, and he saved my little sister's life. I would pretty much still go with his opinion. He's retired from practice now, but I could always go ask him if he's changed his mind!