Vegans starve baby to death

[Carmel]

I used both bottle and breast for all three....no problems with either.  I think these days as a matter of simplicity for moms, its best to do whatever works for you.

I think this particular instance was more of no one wanting to make a decision or take respnsibility if anything bad should happen....never mind that something bad was already happening.  There were no actual pediatricians or neonatologists around, so it took them two hours to dig up a nurse practioner that could make the call....he sat down and proceeded to tell me about his credentials and the hospitals staff while my son laid lethargic in the easy-bake oven....I promptly told him to shut up and give me a bottle for the baby.  I guess no one warned him that i was pissed off.

I tell you what though, I laid awake there in the NICU for 24 hours straight and I came out terrified of the things those nurses were saying to each other and the lack of competency that those poor little tiny babies were subject to.

Seriously, if i ever get shot...dont take me to the hospital...they'll kill me!

[Carmel]

Some simple truths about animals (vis a vis their digestive faculties):

• More protein is needed during active stages of growth (e.g., infancy, adolescence, pregnancy).
• Animal protein is more easily assimilated than vegetable protein due to the absence of a cellulose-based cell wall.
• Vegetarian animals generally have very long digestive tracts with some form of a "fermentation" chamber somewhere along the way to break down the cellulose with the assistance of symbiotic bacteria.
• Vegetarian animals that are fed meat or animal by-products often develop uric acid deposits in their joints and certain organs due to the "naked protein" staying in their digestive tracts too long (and hence experience a shortened lifespan).
• Most omnivores (even primarily carnivorous ones) increase the vegetarian component of their diet and decrease the animal protein component of their diet as they get older.
• Too much protein over a long period of time is hard on the kidneys.
• Humans are considered to be omnivores.  Their digestive tracts are intermediate in length compared to strictly vegetarian and carnivore tracts.  They utilize certain species of symbiotic bacteria but lack a specialized compartment like a rumen, fermenting more or less en route throughout the intestine.  Their mastication tools (teeth) contain representatives of both vegetation grinding and flesh-ripping implements.

Common sense take-home:  feed your babies breast milk (preferably) or formula, whether cow or goat or soy based, in their infancy.  Introduce more complex foods as they get older and develop an appropriate spectrum of intestinal flora.  Eat more vegetables and less meat in your adult years, especially entering old age.

Thank you for that, Ursus.  Very good information.