Vegetarian Diets

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This paper takes a look at vegetarianism. According to the paper, vegetarianism excludes meat, meaning beef, poultry, fish and their by-products, and usually dairy products and eggs. The paper reviews the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet.

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" Moreover, a vegetarian diet may not be sufficient for children (Farley 2001). Dr. Gretchen Hill of the University of Missouri food science and human nutrition commented that it would be unhealthy for children to exclude red meat in their diet. She believed that these children would develop health problems by the time they are 40, 50 or 60 years old because of imbalanced micronutrients, particularly iron, zinc and copper. Meat is an important source of these three nutrients, which help build body immunity and red blood cells and strengthen blood vessels. She said that children cannot meet their zinc needs without eating meat."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dingott, Susan and Dwyer, Joanna. Vegetarianism: Healthful but Unnecessary. Quackwatch, 2000. http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/vegarian.html
• Farley, Dixie. Vegetarian Diets: the Plusses and Pitfalls. United States Food and Drug Administration, 2001. http://fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00138.htm
• Hunt, Stepahnie. Health Beneits and Risks of Veganism. Serendip, 2006. http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/biology/b103/105/web2/shunt.html
• Wikipedia. Vegetarianism. Media Wiki, 2006. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarianism

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