Vegans : some questions for you !!

[Monica]

Surprisingly, higher rate of heart disease than non-vegans (e.g., people who eat animal proteins). This guy in the video is passionate about veganism. He was confused as to why vegans would have higher rates of heart disease than non-vegans, which lead him to do a bit of searching - he explains in video.

That conflicts with other sources stating the opposite. But, I won't make any further comments until I watch the video.

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Hi Firefly,

If you are still reading this I think it is praiseworthy that you want to raise your child on a vegetarian diet and like Monica mentioned earlier there is probably a lot of online information and books you can find on this matter.

Firefly, if you're still here, I do want to offer one suggestion:

Be aware that children need a lot more fat and calories than adults. A common mistake made by vegan parents is feeding their children a low-fat vegan diet, which may work beautifully for them, but doesn't work for children. If the child is lacto-ovo vegetarian (includes eggs and dairy) then they are likely to get plenty of fat and calories. But if they are vegan, then it's crucially important to include lots of healthy, high-fat and high-calorie foods like avocados, fresh fruits, potatoes, whole-grain starches, nuts and seeds. It's easy to add nuts and seeds in the form of nut milks.

Also, supplement with B12 - sublingual drops or sprays are best.