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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Sunday 16 May 2010

Vegetarians vitamin B12 and D intakes are well below recommendations

This post includes a summary of a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition Vol. 19, No. 6, 781-788 (2000) and a recipe for Lamb Ragout Greek Style.

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Study title and authors:
Relative Weight, Weight Loss Efforts and Nutrient Intakes among Health-Conscious Vegetarian, Past Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Women Ages 18 to 50.
Susan I. Barr, PhD and Terri M. Broughton, BScD
Food, Nutrition and Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA

This study can be accessed at: http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/abstract/19/6/781
 
The study pinpointed that vegetarians vitamin B12 and D intakes were well below recommendations and concluded with the advice of the potential adverse health implications of these nutrient deficiencies.

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Recipe of the day

Lamb Ragout Greek Style

Ingredients:
10 sm onions
New York Prime Meat USDA Prime American Lamb Shoulder Round Bone, 1-1/4-inch thick, 2-Count, 24-Ounce Packaged in Film & Freezer Paper
Food Mall: Lamb
4 tomatoes
1 bay leaf
paprika
1 lemon
salt
pepper
½ pt stock
900 g boned breast of lamb
45 g lard

Instructions:
1 Cut the meat in 2-inch cubes.

2 Peel the onions.

3 Heat the lard in a deep pan and add the meat and onions.

4 Cook 15 minutes over a moderately high heat for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.

5 Add the stock and continue cooking 5 minutes.

6 Add the tomatoes, peeled and quartered, the bay leaf, and a good pinch of paprika and season with salt and pepper.

7 Cook 10 minutes.

8 Add enough boilking water to cover and remove the bay leaf and the onions.

9 Keep the onions warm.

10 Season with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice.

11 Serve on a heated platter.

Lamb Ragout