Is the vegetarian diet for babies and people with heart disease?
Author and researcher Dean Ornish, M. D., has made great strides with his groundbreaking “Program for Reversing Heart Disease,” a lowfat vegetarian diet combined with yoga and meditation. The results have been so remarkable that the program is now supported by 40 major insurance companies as an alternative to cardio-vascular surgery. Another notable proponent of a vegan diet was Dr. Benjamin Spock, who stated in the latest edition of his classic baby book, “We now know that there are harmful effects of a meaty diet. Children can get plenty of protein and iron from vegetables, beans, and other plant foods that avoid the fat and cholesterol that are in animal products.” Where do you get your protein and calcium? Those unfamiliar with vegetarian nutrition mistakenly claim that the diet lacks protein, calcium, and other nutrients. As for protein, studies show that the average human being needs only 3 to 10 percent of their diet to be in the form of protein. Medical authorities tell us that
