My OperaVegan Parenting ... and the children are actually healthy!
Saturday, August 11, 2007 7:03:59 AM
Wow. If this is true it explodes a lot of the preconceptions I have about strict no-meat-no-milk diets for children...
Though I would still argue that moderation and balance is even _more_ healthy. Extremism in _anything_ is negative. While a lifestyle based on moral prinicples is admirable, some of the attitudes (like 'my child will never be allowed to eat a donut', or 'no zoos') seem to border on the extreme, in my opinion...
I wonder if these children will rebel as teenagers by eating burgers and candy until they're sick? And what if children need to be exposed to our crap food in order for their bodies to be able to deal with exposure as adults (in the same way that we must be exposed to viruses and other germs in order to build immunity)?
Anyone know of any clinical data on the _long term_ effects of strict vegan or vegetarian diets on children?
Though I would still argue that moderation and balance is even _more_ healthy. Extremism in _anything_ is negative. While a lifestyle based on moral prinicples is admirable, some of the attitudes (like 'my child will never be allowed to eat a donut', or 'no zoos') seem to border on the extreme, in my opinion...
I wonder if these children will rebel as teenagers by eating burgers and candy until they're sick? And what if children need to be exposed to our crap food in order for their bodies to be able to deal with exposure as adults (in the same way that we must be exposed to viruses and other germs in order to build immunity)?
Anyone know of any clinical data on the _long term_ effects of strict vegan or vegetarian diets on children?
