OMG! Veganism kills?!
OMG! Veganism kills?
I read an Op-ed in New York Times. A baby died because of irresponsible Vegan parents. Shocking
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/21/opinio...
So why is PETA and those Vegan-zealots still believe that humans can become sole leaf-munchers? Aren't we naturally omnivorian?
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Being vegan and neglecting a baby are not the same thing. This baby didn't die because the parents were vegan. The baby died because of neglect. No baby that ago should be give milk or soy milk or apple juice. At that age a baby should be exclusively receiving either breast milk, regular formula or soy formula.
When my children were babies they could not tolerate regular or soy formula so their dr. and a nutritionist had us make formula that they could eat, but I was constantly in touch with the pediatrician so that he knew how the babies were doing.
Yet again, being vegan has nothing to do with malnutrition or neglect....
tht is shocking but why do we all need to know tht
You're a little late. That's old news.
Why are you trying to force your diet upon people who have made the choice to be vegan for various reasons, whether it be religious, health, or animal rights related. Or maybe some people just don't like meat. Stop worrying about other people and worry about yourself.
Oh for crying out loud. The perants were idiotes. That baby should have been breast feeded or given soy-based formulas (following the parents ideals).
I am a domestic violence counselor. Babies die from mal-nutrition and abuse everyday and the worst part of it? They have carnivore parents. Yes, shocking I know. What is the reason you are not posting horror stories on these topics? It certainly occurs more often.
Those parents are of that baby responsible, not a vegan diet. They were feeding apple juice to a newborn. Million of babies, born to carnivores, drink soy formula everyday, due to being allergic to cow milk. They do not suffer from mal-nutrition.
You are suffering from hysteria. People who are vegetarians and vegans are not out harassing you. So, why is it you all feel compelled to harass and misinterpret us? BTW, that was a rhetorical question.
those parents were insane idiots. you can still feed your baby even if you are a vegan. I dont know what was wrong with them.
Those idiot parents were not responsible vegans. How many babies die each year at the hands of meat eating parents? Naturally omnivore? Do you posses the skills necessary to hunt, catch, kill, and consume prey without the use of tools? I think not. You have two tiny incisor teeth that could not rip and chew raw flesh. The rest of your teeth are flat like other vegetarian creatures. Humans were well designed for gardening, with an imposable thumb perfect for picking fruits and vegetables. An "leaf munchers" eat much more than just vegetables. We also eat whole grains, seeds, sprouts, nuts, beans, legumes, pulses, lentils, and a wide variety of other foods. You, like the majority of the population have been brainwashed by the "zealots" in the meat industry who convince you that you need meat to be healthy. There is nothing healthy about using your body as a graveyard for decaying animal flesh and the parasites and other unwholesome stuff thats in meat. Nothing should have to bleed or die in order to satisfy the greedy appetites of humans. To think otherwise is very closed minded
This article is incredibly biased and is warping the facts. There have been just as many cases where health freaking omni parents' babies die due to their negligence, and this sounds like pretty much the same case, only with vegan parents. The article does not tell the reader the circumstances surrounding the baby's death or anything, only focuses on the fact that the family was vegan. There have been many studies proving that a baby can be healthily raised as a vegan, but these parents neglected their baby instead of caring for his health.
there is nothing wrong with veganism, however a baby needs its essential vitamins and nutriants that young. the parents were loons. i chose to be vagan an i would never force my child to do that. the parents are murders for doing that, because of neglegence to their baby and for depriving it of its essential food, not because they are vegan
First, just because the parents were vegan doesn't mean veagnism killed the kid. The parents were just irresposible. It's not their fault that the kid was vegan. it was just because he was not fed enough.
Second, vegans, like me, are vegan becuase you live longer and healthier, you save humdreds of animals in a lifetime, it saves land to plant crops for starving people in poor countires, it saves a LOT of water, and meat and animal products aren't needed to survive.
Third, just because we are omnivorous doesn't give us the privlage to torture our animal brotherin as we please. sure, we needed meat and animals to survive when we were first inhabiting the planet. NOW, there are so many alternatives, so why don't wee help the earth and go vegan?
Forth and finally, HOW DARE YOU....Just how dare you.
Ive been raised vegetarian, but vegan is kindof ridiculous, especially for a growing child
OMG! Stupidity kills! If you don't feed yo baby it dies. Milk or soy don't matter if you don't feed the baby.
I'm still alive.