Are there any links to medical studies re meat & dairy nutrition?

[yanny22]

Hi all,

My friend has just been advised to eat more meat and dairy due to his low calcium and iron levels. I have tried to tell him that it's all pants but I'm a biased vegan don't you know, and his doctor is... a DOCTOR!

Please help me out if you know anything. Prior to this my friend was slowly cutting all animal products out of his diet.

Cheers,

Jo

[harpy]

Hello - you could look on the vegan society website where they have pages listing vegan sources of these nutrients.
http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/nutrition/calcium.aspx
http://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/nutrition/iron.aspx

As you probably know the effectiveness of dairy produce as a calcium source is rather controversial. It is discussed a bit here http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/bones and there are some references to peer-reviewed journal articles - I expect you could find some more recent ones though.

[yanny22]

Thanks harpy, will give those a gander. Yes, it's the journal articles I'm more interested in because if I direct him to info on vegan sites he'll no doubt roll his eyes in mild distrust. Pah.

[Firestorm]

You should also inform your friend that doctors are doctors NOT dietitians or nutritionists. Most doctors have had very limited training with regards to diet/nutrition. I posted more info in this thread (http://www.veganforum.com/forums/showthread.php?28312-meat-in-the-intestine&p=682493&viewfull=1#post682493).:D

[Korn]

Hi,
There are lots of references to medical studies on meat/dairy products in our subforum called Animal products and health (http://www.veganforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?139-Animal-products-and-health).



his doctor is... a DOCTOR
Although doctors are generally known for their lack of knowledge about diet and nutrition, he could still be right. It's just that he isn't. :)

[yanny22]

What's really annoying is that my friend told the doctor he was vegetarian, and still the doctor tells him to eat meat. Tis not justifiable.

[yanny22]

Thanks for the links :)