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It's not. The American Dietetics Association states as its official position that a vegan diet is healthful and adequate for all stages of life: https://www.nc

It's not. The American Dietetics Association states as its official position that a vegan diet is healthful and adequate for all stages of life: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19562864 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19562864 There's currently quite a bit of debate over whether or not plant-based diets are better than other diets, but not over whether or not they are healthy.

j16sdiz 8y ago
The position statement was REMOVED on the request of Academy Positions Committee (APC) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for "inaccuracies and omissions". https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(15)00261-0/abstract https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(15)00261-0/abstrac...
- wgjordan 8y ago
  The 2009 statement linked above was not removed; a 2015 update of the position statement was retracted and re-published in 2016 [1][2]. The position has been formally endorsed until December 31, 2021. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27886704 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27886704 [2] https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)31192-3/fulltext https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)31192-3/fulltex...
- astura 8y ago
  The 2015 version of the paper was removed for revision. It was revised and the current revision (Dec 2016) still has the same position on vegetarian diets. https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/position-and-practice-papers/position-papers/vegetarian-diets https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/position-and-practice-p... >POSITION STATEMENT It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. And it was never actually a big deal in the first place, because they have maintained more-or-less the same position for several decades, and the removal didn't actually change their position in a significant way. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/11/16/inaccuracies-and-omissions-force-nutrition-society-to-pulls-its-position-statement-on-vegetarian-diets/ https://retractionwatch.com/2015/11/16/inaccuracies-and-omis... >Following the release of the “Vegetarian Diets” position paper, the Academy Positions Committee received correspondence from respected experts in the area of vegetarian nutrition, including Academy members, expressing concern about what they cited as inaccuracies in the paper. Upon receipt of the memoranda, the APC sent the paper out for a secondary external blind, unbiased review. Based on the result of these reviews, as well as the received correspondence from experts in the field, the APC voted to remove the paper from the Journal with the goal to revise and publish at a future date. Until then, individuals should refer to the “Vegetarian Diets” position paper published in the July 2009 Journal (Volume 109, Issue 7, pages 1266-1282). This is the 2009 version: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19562864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19562864/ >It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. Furthermore, most similar organizations take similar positions https://www.livekindly.co/myth-buster-vegan-diets-are-unhealthy/ https://www.livekindly.co/myth-buster-vegan-diets-are-unheal...
Yajirobe 8y ago
> for all stages of life Even for babies?
- wallace_f 8y ago
  This does not answer the question, but the fact that even ruminant offspring rely on milk to supplement their nutrition I think should at least create skepticism
  - hjek 8y ago
    Vegans aren't against breastfeeding.
    - rootusrootus 8y ago
      And animals frequently eat other animals.
    - wallace_f 8y ago
      Ruminants are by definition able to produce all necessary nutrition in their gut. That was the point.
- mcv 8y ago
  Though I normally encourage vegetarianism and admire vegans, I wouldn't stick to strictly a vegan diet during pregnancy. From an economic/environmental perspective, severely limiting your intake of animal products is nearly as good as avoiding them completely, and nutritionally you're on much more solid ground.
- astura 8y ago
  The 2016 position says >[Vegetarian and vegan] diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes.
- onlydeadheroes 8y ago
  As long as your baby is an ideologue.
slothtrop 8y ago
Just because ADA endorses it doesn't mean it isn't disputed. And by that I mean specifically vegan diets without supplementation.

j16sdiz 8y ago

The position statement was REMOVED on the request of Academy Positions Committee (APC) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for "inaccuracies and omissions". https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(15)00261-0/abstract https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(15)00261-0/abstrac...

wgjordan 8y ago
The 2009 statement linked above was not removed; a 2015 update of the position statement was retracted and re-published in 2016 [1][2]. The position has been formally endorsed until December 31, 2021. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27886704 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27886704 [2] https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)31192-3/fulltext https://jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(16)31192-3/fulltex...
astura 8y ago
The 2015 version of the paper was removed for revision. It was revised and the current revision (Dec 2016) still has the same position on vegetarian diets. https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/position-and-practice-papers/position-papers/vegetarian-diets https://www.eatrightpro.org/practice/position-and-practice-p... >POSITION STATEMENT It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. And it was never actually a big deal in the first place, because they have maintained more-or-less the same position for several decades, and the removal didn't actually change their position in a significant way. https://retractionwatch.com/2015/11/16/inaccuracies-and-omissions-force-nutrition-society-to-pulls-its-position-statement-on-vegetarian-diets/ https://retractionwatch.com/2015/11/16/inaccuracies-and-omis... >Following the release of the “Vegetarian Diets” position paper, the Academy Positions Committee received correspondence from respected experts in the area of vegetarian nutrition, including Academy members, expressing concern about what they cited as inaccuracies in the paper. Upon receipt of the memoranda, the APC sent the paper out for a secondary external blind, unbiased review. Based on the result of these reviews, as well as the received correspondence from experts in the field, the APC voted to remove the paper from the Journal with the goal to revise and publish at a future date. Until then, individuals should refer to the “Vegetarian Diets” position paper published in the July 2009 Journal (Volume 109, Issue 7, pages 1266-1282). This is the 2009 version: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19562864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19562864/ >It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. Well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes. Furthermore, most similar organizations take similar positions https://www.livekindly.co/myth-buster-vegan-diets-are-unhealthy/ https://www.livekindly.co/myth-buster-vegan-diets-are-unheal...

Yajirobe 8y ago

> for all stages of life Even for babies?

wallace_f 8y ago
This does not answer the question, but the fact that even ruminant offspring rely on milk to supplement their nutrition I think should at least create skepticism
- hjek 8y ago
  Vegans aren't against breastfeeding.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    And animals frequently eat other animals.
  - wallace_f 8y ago
    Ruminants are by definition able to produce all necessary nutrition in their gut. That was the point.
mcv 8y ago
Though I normally encourage vegetarianism and admire vegans, I wouldn't stick to strictly a vegan diet during pregnancy. From an economic/environmental perspective, severely limiting your intake of animal products is nearly as good as avoiding them completely, and nutritionally you're on much more solid ground.
astura 8y ago
The 2016 position says >[Vegetarian and vegan] diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes.
onlydeadheroes 8y ago
As long as your baby is an ideologue.

slothtrop 8y ago

Just because ADA endorses it doesn't mean it isn't disputed. And by that I mean specifically vegan diets without supplementation.