In 1996, over ten million people developed some form of cancer. 30% - 40% of these cancers are actually preventable by correct diet.
The Importance Of Good Nutrition
The diet of a pregnant woman and that of her infant during the first year of life, can affect the health of that child 40, 50 or even 60 years later. It is therefore of utmost important that the pregnant woman and baby is provided with good nutrition. A pregnant woman requires extra nutrition to support the growing foetus and to allow for changes in her body.Research Gives Veganism The Thumbs Up!
Studies carried out on life long vegan children in 1981 and 1992 showed that although generally lighter in weight than their omnivore peers, vegan children are within the normal ranges for height and weight. Infants and children raised on a varied vegan diet obtain adequate protein and energy, are healthy and grow normally. Reports in the medical press of vegan infants suffering protein and energy deficiencies are extremely rare. In some instances infants were weaned onto poorly planned fruitarian or macrobiotic regimes rather than vegan diets. In other cases parents had not adopted veganism but instead had eliminated foods from their infants' diets on a piecemeal basis and without seeking proper advice.(published with permission in writing from:http://www.vegansociety.com)
