Dangers of Vegan Diets

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Dangers of Vegan Diets
Posted by ahewcn on March 15th, 2011 at 12:12 am
I recently received an e-mail from a woman who was asking me if the hostility she perceived in vegan people she’s met could possibly be related to vegan deficiencies. She participates in forums where vegans blast her for having a different perspective on nearly everything. As a nutritionist, I face the same thing every day. Interestingly enough, the people who object the most to my message know the least about nutrition, so I had a lot to say. I ended up writing her such a long respon...

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Eating Disorders in Children
Posted by ahewcn on February 21st, 2011 at 12:11 am
Eating disorders in children are on the rise. Is this any surprise? With more and more parents switching to unhealthy extreme diets such as vegan, macrobiotic, low fat and raw food, what hope do our children have to develop a normal relationship with real food? Since people first began to understand the prevalence of these disorders in the 1980s, it was thought that they were on the decline. But today, anorexia and bulimia are on the rise in many groups including those who experienced v...

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Modern Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders in Children
Posted by ahewcn on December 12th, 2010 at 1:42 am
Growing up in the 80's, anorexia and bulimia were two eating disorders that were coming to light. Girls of my age (primarily Caucasian) were made aware of the warning signs and were taught to be proud of our bodies. Dieting for girls in their early teens was discouraged. While many girls still succumbed to the desire to be ridiculously thin, the campaign against dieting saved many girls from self-destruction. For a while, it seemed that anorexia and bulimia were on the decline. Today, ...

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Dangers of Vegan Diets

Dangers of Vegan Diets

Eating Disorders in Children

Modern Eating Disorders: Eating Disorders in Children