Vegetarian diets can lead to imparied growth, rickets and iron-deficiency anemia

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This post include a summary of a paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol 59, 1176S-1181S and a recipe for chili verde.

Study title and authors:

Vegetarian diets and children
TA Sanders and S Reddy
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Kings College, University of London, England.

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/59/5/1176S
 
The paper found vegetarian diets can lead to imparied growth, rickets and iron-deficiency anemia.

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Recipe of the day

Chili Verde

Ingredients:

Food Mall: Pork Shoulder

2.5 lb pork shoulder roast, cut into ½ inch cubes

2 lbs tomatillos
2 cups chicken stock
2 tablespoons coconut oil
1 yellow onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 bunch cilantro
Juice from 1 lime
1 jalapeno
1 tablespoon cumin
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon black pepper
Sea salt to taste

Instructions:
Cut pork roast into ½ inch cubes. Heat the coconut oil over medium high in a large soup pot and add the pork once the oil is hot enough that it sizzles when you add a piece of meat. Brown the pork pieces for 4-5 minutes and remove the pork from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the onions and garlic to the oil and pork drippings and sauté for 7-10 min or until the onions start to brown. Turn the heat down a bit and add the cumin, paprika and black pepper to the onions and garlic and mix well (it will be kind of pasty). Add the chicken broth to the onion mixture and mix well, making sure to scrape all the goodness off the bottom of the pan. Add the pork back to the soup pot into the liquid and bring to a boil. Turn down to low. While the meat simmers, peel and wash the tomatillos. Dry them well and in a large skillet over medium heat char them along with the jalapeno turning often, until the skins start to blacken (about 10 minutes). Place the charred tomatillos, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice into a food processer or blender and blend until smooth. Add to the pork in the soup pot and simmer for 2 to 2 ½ hours or until the pork is fall apart tender. The sauce will reduce down and become thicker over the course of the cooking process. Serve with sliced avocado and cilantro for garnish.

Chili Verde



Multiple Nutritional Deficiencies in Infants From a Strict Vegetarian Community

Published in Am J Dis Child. 1979;133(2):141-144.

Multiple Nutritional Deficiencies in Infants From a Strict Vegetarian Community
Ehud Zmora, MD; Rafael Gorodischer, MD; Jacob Bar-Ziv, MD

This study can be accessed at: http://archpedi.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/133/2/141
 
Severe nutritional deficiencies developed in four infants from a vegan community. All of the infants had profound protein-caloric malnutrition, severe rickets, osteoporosis, and vitamin B12 and other deficiencies. One infant died.

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Vegan and macrobiotic diets: a form of child abuse

This post includes a summary of a paper published in the British Medical Journal 1979, 1, 296-298 and a recipe for chuletas de puerco criollas (Cuban pork chops).

Study title and authors:
Malnutrition in infants receiving cult diets: a form of child abuse
I F ROBERTS, R J WEST, D OGILVIE, M J DILLON

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1597704/pdf/brmedj00058-0014.pdf

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Roberts concludes: "Severe nutritional disorders, including kwashiorkor, marasmus, and rickets, were seen in four children and were due to parental food faddism, (vegan and macrobiotic diets) which should perhaps be regarded as a form of child abuse. All disorders were corrected with more normal diets and vitamin supplements.

In view of the potentially serious consequences of restricted diets (vegan and macrobiotic) being fed to children, families at risk should be identified and acceptable nutritional advice given. When children are found to be suffering from undernutrition due to parental food faddism a court order will normally be a necessary step in providing adequate treatment and supervision.

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Recipe of the day

Chuletas de Puerco Criollas (Cuban Pork Chops)

Ingredients:

Food Mall: Pork Chops

8 thin center-cut pork chops, about 4 oz. each

fresh-ground black pepper
4 cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon each oregano & cumin
1/8 cup each lime and lemon juice
2 large onions, thinly sliced
1/4 pure olive oil

Instructions:
1) Season the chops with pepper. In a mortar, crush the garlic, oregano, and cumin together into a paste. Rub the chops with the garlic paste, place in a non-reactive bowl, pour the orange juice over, and cover with the sliced onions. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.

2) Remove the chops from the marinade, pat dry with paper towels, and reserve the marinade. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until fragrant, then brown the chops on both sides. Add reserved marinade, including the onions,cover, and cook until the chops are tender, about 20 minutes.