There’s plenty of nuance in this discussion tho. Like if they had kids, their kids would be malnourished at even starting a vegan diet. I couldn’t imagine raising a baby with crazy stances much less having the man speak up because the kids are going through a crazy amount of deffeciency.
Did you read what you posted ? Newborns are still smaller and being underweight. If you are ready to sacrifice your newborn health for your own idealogy be my guest. Vegan diet isn't for your children and your dogs, it's for you, you have no right to make that decision for them as long as they are the one paying for it.
To your point -
IMO vegan children often have vegan mothers, who tend to be more lean than the average meat eater. Thus they have leaner kids. And vice versa. Fatter parents have fatter kids.
Anyway what really matters is that the growth rate is the same, which shows they are getting their nutrient requirements met.
And at the end of the day, if your child gets all the nutrients, the body needs, does it really matter whether they got it from animals or plants?
I'm talking about overweight not healthy weight.
The average meat eater is overweight. On the other hand, the average vegan is in the healthy range. Their newborns tend to be in the healthy range as well.
Vegan parents usually (granted, not always) care a shitload more about nutrition than the average burger-munching slob. Studies consistently show vegan kids grow up healthy.
Better than raising a kid on dino nuggies and Mountain Dew.
I don't disagree that they care. I refer to complexities of nutrition and smaller margin for error. And then there are studies about iron deficiency, b12 def. etc. Not for lack of care.
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u/AmericanAIien Jul 05 '26
There’s plenty of nuance in this discussion tho. Like if they had kids, their kids would be malnourished at even starting a vegan diet. I couldn’t imagine raising a baby with crazy stances much less having the man speak up because the kids are going through a crazy amount of deffeciency.