Can Carnivores Pass the Moral One?
By Patt Morrison
Maybe all the carnivores were at their favorite burger spots, but we heard from loads of vegetarians and even some vegans calling about a new study by the American Dietetic Association, finding that not only can a vegetarian diet give you the same nutritional values as a diet with meat and poultry in it, it can even have health benefits, especially when it comes to heart health.
The study also found that children brought up as vegetarians — meaning eating real vegetarian foods, not just snack foods and sodas — can actually be better off than their peers when it comes to childhood obesity. Reed Mangels, the co-author of the paper, is a dietitian and nutritionist who’s raised her two children as vegans, and spent a good hunk of time answering your questions about varieties of protein from vegetarian sources, especially for kids.
The other ”trigger” to this topic, besides the study, is Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, ”Eating Animals.” Read the complete article»»»
