Miami Vegan Blog
Friday, May 11, 2007
Vegan Diet Healthiest for Babies
MARCO ISLAND, Fla., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Recent news headlines have suggested that a vegan diet was in some way responsible for the death of 6- week-old Crown Shakur in Atlanta, whose parents were convicted of malice murder, felony murder and first degree cruelty to children.However, even according to the prosecution, baby Crown did not die from a vegan diet, rather from malnutrition. He weighed only 3.5 pounds at his death.
"Crown's death is a terrible tragedy, but why did the headlines emphasize that his parents were vegan? You never see a headline saying, 'Meat eater dies of massive heart attack or cancer,' yet meat is largely responsible for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and a whole host of other debilitating diseases," said author Jeff Popick, an expert on how diet affects health.
Although the lead prosecutor in the case, Chuck Boring, told the jury, "He just was not fed enough. They are not vegans. They are baby-killers," Popick fears these kinds of "scaremongering" headlines will frighten people away from adopting a vegan diet when, according to his latest book, "The Real Forbidden Fruit: How Meat Destroys Paradise And How Veganism Can Get It Back," it is by far the healthiest diet for both adults and children.
"Worried parents can easily research the topic if they wish to reassure themselves that a vegan diet is not only the safest, but healthiest diet for their children," added Popick.
Jeff Popick is a former Hollywood stunt man, radio host ("Vegetarian Lifestyles," KIEV 870 AM, Los Angeles), self-made millionaire and now passionate author and speaker on the subject of veganism. For more information visit JeffPopick.com.
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