Veganism and Children: Physical and Social Well-Being

Hunt, Marcus William

doi:10.1007/s10806-019-09773-4

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“…In particular, plant-based diets are often deficient in important macronutrients and micronutrients, including high-quality proteins, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin B 12 , vitamin D, iron, calcium, and iodine [60,61]. Over time, deficiencies in these nutrients could lead to health problems, particularly in infants and the elderly [60,62]. Consequently, it would be advantageous to supplement plant-based diets with these critical nutrients so as to avoid these deficiencies.…”

Section: Nutritional Fortificationmentioning

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Development of Next-Generation Nutritionally Fortified Plant-Based Milk Substitutes: Structural Design Principles

McClements

2020

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Consumers are increasingly interested in decreasing their dietary intake of animal-based food products, due to health, sustainability, and ethical concerns. For this reason, the food industry is creating new products from plant-based ingredients that simulate many of the physicochemical and sensory attributes associated with animal-derived foods, including milk, eggs, and meat. An understanding of how the ingredient type, amount, and organization influence the desirable physicochemical, sensory, and nutritional attributes of these plant-based foods is required to achieve this goal. A potential problem with plant-based diets is that they lack key micronutrients, such as vitamin B12, vitamin D, calcium, and ω-3 fatty acids. The aim of this review is to present the science behind the creation of next-generation nutritionally fortified plant-based milk substitutes. These milk-like products may be formed by mechanically breaking down certain plant materials (including nuts, seeds, and legumes) to produce a dispersion of oil bodies and other colloidal matter in water, or by forming oil-in-water emulsions by homogenizing plant-based oils and emulsifiers with water. A brief overview of the formulation and fabrication of plant-based milks is given. The relationship between the optical properties, rheology, and stability of plant-based milks and their composition and structure is then covered. Approaches to fortify these products with micronutrients that may be missing from a plant-based diet are also highlighted. In conclusion, this article highlights how the knowledge of structural design principles can be used to facilitate the creation of higher quality and more sustainable plant-based food products.

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Section: Nutritional Fortificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of Next-Generation Nutritionally Fortified Plant-Based Milk Substitutes: Structural Design Principles

McClements

2020

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“…Bringing up children on vegan diets is, at least for now, more demanding for both parents and children: more foods must now be avoided, more alternatives found, the potential social costs both within and outside the family are greater. Most significantly, as previously noted, there is a body of literature that argues that feeding children a vegan diet specifically does pose a risk to their health and development (Hunt 2019a, though see also Alvaro 2019). It was previously noted that if one believed that a vegetarian diet was risky for children's health, the appropriate response would be to feed children only as much meat as was necessary to ensure their well-being.…”

Section: Vegetarianism and Veganismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If this position is accepted, then the argument of this article can simply be applied to any surplus consumption of meat above this margin.) I accept that the evidence relating to children and veganism is less clear than that relating to vegetarianism, and at least that it is harder for parents to ensure the nutritional well-being of their children if they are raised on a vegan diet (Hunt 2019a). I return to this question in section 6 below.…”

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Corrupting the Youth: Should Parents Feed their Children Meat?

Butt

2021

Ethic Theory Moral Prac

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This article is concerned with choices that parents or guardians make about the food they give to their children. Those with primary responsibility for the care of young children determine the set of foods that their children eat and have a significant impact on children’s subsequent dietary choices, both in later childhood and in adulthood. I argue that parents have a morally significant reason not to feed meat to their children, which stems from their fiduciary responsibility for the child’s moral development. This should, at a minimum, be factored into parental decisions about their children’s diet. In the absence of compelling countervailing reasons, it will mean that parents should not, in an all-things-considered sense, feed meat to their children. This claim does not rely upon the obviously contentious claim that it is morally wrong to eat meat. Instead, the fact that children, when adults, may reasonably themselves come to believe that consuming meat is wrong gives parents morally compelling reasons to avoid acting in ways which may have the predictable consequence of corrupting the moral character of those for whom they are responsible.

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“…Moreover, many cultures organize social activities and gatherings where meat is consumed, such as Christmas, birthdays, or Halloween. While vegan children are not excluded from such events, it is difficult for them to participate fully, and they may feel uncomfortable (Ciocchetti 2012;Hunt 2019).…”

Section: Veganism In Childrenmentioning

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Veganism and animal welfare, scientific, ethical, and philosophical arguments

Mota-Rojas,

Whittaker,

De la Vega

et al. 2023

J. Anim. Behav. Biometeorol.

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The justification for this review article is to understand the position of vegans and those individuals who consume food of animal origin from an unbiased perspective but with a grounding in scientific evidence. This will provide people who eat meat with scientific and ethical arguments to defend their alimentary autonomy in the context of the moral conflict that has emerged in societies regarding the consumption of meat and animal products, which is criticized –sometimes even attacked– by activists, ovolactovegetarians, or vegetarians with alimentary habits that stress ethical and moral respect for animals. These individuals refuse to eat meat and animal products but sometimes show disrespect for those who do. In recent decades, veganism and vegetarianism have reached an apogee in some western societies where they are often considered a healthy option for humans that simultaneously fosters animal and environmental welfare. While those diets may provide numerous benefits, they can also entail health risks by failing to provide balance and necessary dietary supplements. Various researchers concur that they are not appropriate for pregnant women, children, or carnivorous or omnivorous pets. Our review of scientific articles in favor and against dietary regimens that lack protein of animal origin leads to the conclusion that these dietary changes, on their own, do not reduce animal suffering or the contamination generated by the meat, dairy, and poultry industries. Finally, it is important to consider that, despite the popular opinion that vegetarianism and veganism are healthy diet alternatives, the diet must be individualized and well-balanced according to each stage of their life cycle.

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Veganism and Children: Physical and Social Well-Being

Cited by 11 publications

References 75 publications

Development of Next-Generation Nutritionally Fortified Plant-Based Milk Substitutes: Structural Design Principles

Development of Next-Generation Nutritionally Fortified Plant-Based Milk Substitutes: Structural Design Principles

Corrupting the Youth: Should Parents Feed their Children Meat?

Veganism and animal welfare, scientific, ethical, and philosophical arguments

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