... wrote on Aug 24
th, 2013 at 10:02am:
Dieticians say otherwise, and it's their business to know.
Do they?
Really? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028 Quote:Abstract
It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Approximately 2.5% of adults in the United States and 4% of adults in Canada follow vegetarian diets. A vegetarian diet is defined as one that does not include meat, fish, or fowl. Interest in vegetarianism appears to be increasing, with many restaurants and college foodservices offering vegetarian meals routinely. Substantial growth in sales of foods attractive to vegetarians has occurred and these foods appear in many supermarkets.
Dietitians Association of Australia
http://daa.asn.au/for-the-public/smart-eating-for-you/nutrition-a-z/vegetarian-d... Quote:A vegetarian diet can be healthy as many plant foods are low in saturated fat and high in dietary fibre. However, a healthy vegetarian diet requires careful planning to make sure it is well balanced and includes a wide variety of foods to meet nutritional needs.
Nothing different to what I've been saying all along.
More dietitians, this time on those weird Vegans:
http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/082510p20.shtml Quote:Defending Vegan Diets — RDs Aim to Clear Up Common Misconceptions About Vegan Diets
By Densie Webb, PhD, RD
Today’s Dietitian
Vol. 12 No. 9 P. 20
Quote:The position of the American Dietetic Association is that appropriately planned vegan diets are healthful and nutritionally adequate and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.2 But among both the general public and professionals, many questions and misconceptions linger regarding what it means to be a vegan. Today’s Dietitian reached out to RDs (and some vegan RDs) to help shed light on these questions and clear up common misconceptions.
Blown out of the water? Just a tad.