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Vegan Children
Contributed by Sergio
I found this e-mail on vegan mailing list, and I was impressed by it, Andrea wrote:
I'm new to the list but have been vegan/macrobiotic for 25 yrs.
I have 2 sons that are now 20 and 21 yrs old, that were raised the same.
My boys are 6'4" and 6'6" and about as healthy as they come.
The 21 yr old (6'6") hasn't had a cold in 5 yrs, never a cavity,
has better than 20/20 vision and works out daily. He's also on a
football scholarship at Western IL Univ. is 225 lbs and almost no body
fat. He's majoring in forensic science and is holding a B average.
The 20 yrs old (6'4") plays soccer for Concordia Univ., works out
daily and is an education major and is holding a B+ average. He goes to
school full time and works full time at the Early Childhood Dev. Ctr. at
Concordia. Oh, and also is engaged to a wonderful woman he's living with
now.
I was vegan when I got pregnant with both and had 11 lbs 3 oz. and 10
lbs 7 oz babies!
NOTE: I am 6 foot and my husband was 6'4" so the size of the babies are
relative. ;)
What I am saying is that my sons have never eaten meat and are healthy
and happy and well developed physically, mentally and emotionally. And I
think this IS DUE to the fact of them being vegan.
I have to laugh at people that say that kids will be under developed due
to a vegan lifestyle. I don't think their growth was stunted because of
it, in any way, and am very proud of them.
The thing is, you really have to make sure they are getting a good
balanced diet when they're growing.......plenty of greens and protein.
Also, I breast fed them both till they were 2 yrs old (yes, I was
nursing 2 at once, and first nursed while I was pregnant with second and I had NO problems, I just had to eat ALOT!)
Hope this info helps.
If you have any questions, please post them here, and I'll forward them to Andrea
Approved by Sergio on October 01,2001 | 07:37:23
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Re: Vegan Children (Score: 1)
by macsforever2001 on October 01,2001 | 07:57:10 | | This is a good story indeed. I always did kind of worry that size might be related to all the growth hormones present in dairy and meat products. Americans seem to be larger than most (not just fat-wise but tall-wise). For instance, Chinese Americans tend to be taller than native Chinese people, but that's always been secondhand evidence for me - not being Chinese or having been there. But my Chinese American friends have said that. Maybe just eating more food in general makes one taller.
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Re: Vegan Children (Score: 1)
by Sergio on October 01,2001 | 08:18:08)http://www.royalwebhosting.com | Yeah, I think it is because of higher quantity of food.
But also it can be because of higher quality of life in US, not only food.
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Re: Vegan Children (Score: 1)
by rebekah on October 05,2001 | 12:22:59)http://www.livejournal.com/~rebekahaha | | i am 13, 6ft, vegan, never taken medicine, life veggie, no dental work, only been to hospital for broken bones [because im careless :P ] and generally healthy. if not a little too thin..but idont think that is due to my vegan diet, as apparently if you have had a hard life or dont like to eat then it makes you thin, and thats me summed up really :/ im new here. by the way. !! |
Re: Vegan Children (Score: 1)
by macsforever2001 on October 05,2001 | 13:27:50) | | i am 13, 6ft, vegan, never taken medicine
Welcome! I'm curious about the medicine part, have you had vaccinations?
I have a little vegan baby boy and we are giving him vaccinations, although I'm kinda opposed to them.
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