Vegan kids needed for public health study

Researchers are looking for toddlers age 18 months to 2 1/2 years who are being raised vegan by vegan families. In particular, they're looking into whether or not growing vegan babies are being fed adequate amounts of vitamins B and D. Now you know I'm always skeptical of these things, so I hope they're comparing whatever results they find to a non-vegan control group. For example, if the study finds that vegans are low in these vitamins, it's absolutely meaningless on it's own. Perhaps omnivorous babies are actually lower in these nutrients than vegan babies! I can't tell you how many times I've seen young toddlers drinking soda, and so many baby foods have added sugar, it's ridiculous!

But I digress. This study will be very meaningful no matter what the results are, and it's a great opportunity for vegan parents to stand up for their lifestyles. And besides the satisfaction of helping out in this ground breaking study, parents will get to find out just how nutritionally balanced their child's diet is, and will be offered personal nutritional counseling. Sounds great to me!

The first step is to fill out a basic questionnaire about your family's dietary habits, and the researchers will be in touch personally to respond with more information. Here's the questionnaire:

Loma Linda University's Public Health Vegan Children Study

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