Wheat grass has all the vitamins minerals and enzymes known to man and has them in very high amounts,it has maybe 100 times the amount of iorn as spinach. About two to 4 ounces of wheat grass liquid a week and you can move mountains.
Wow! You would think the medical and nutrition establishments should be promoting wheat grass more. Does it have a grasslike consistency or it is only drunk?
How about the carbs, starches, proteins, etc. that a growing child needs? Flintstones Vitamins might have all of the vitamins and minerals that a child needs, but feeding them only those would be a clear case of child neglect. Bone and muscle mass has to be built from somewhere, and vegan and other "alternative" (read "bull***t") diets can do permanent damage to growing children. An adult might be able to get by on a vegan diet, but children cannot (especially during early years or during puberty)...
CLINICAL SUMMARY Wheat grass is prepared by sprouting wheat seeds in water for 7-10 days before harvesting the leaves. Because the leaves are fibrous and difficult to digest, generally the juice from the leaves is extracted and consumed raw. Proponents of wheat grass believe that eating raw foods is more beneficial than eating cooked foods as the enzymes responsible for detoxifying the body are thought to be deactivated by cooking foods. Wheat grass juice is claimed to have several benefits, including neutralizing toxins and carcinogens in the body, preventing tooth decay, reducing high blood pressure, and aiding in the treatment and prevention of cancer and AIDS. It is also used to improve digestion, prevent hair from graying, for common colds, cough, rheumatic pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, ulcers, and skin conditions. However, none of these claims is supported by clinical studies. Proponents of wheat grass equate chlorophyll to hemoglobin and believe that consumption of wheat grass can increase oxygenation in the body. This concept is not supported by current scientific understanding and there are no data from clinical trials to substantiate any of these claims. A small clinical trial involving 21 patients with distal ulcerative colitis showed that wheat grass juice can reduce the symptoms associated with the disease (1). No major adverse effects have been reported from consuming wheat grass. However, as wheat grass juice is consumed raw, contamination from the growth medium is a concern.