NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT
The Vegetarian Resource Group in the News
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, did an interview
for Fitbit on vegan athletes, an interview with Nutrition Action Health
Letter about antinutrients, and an interview with the New York Times
about vegan babies and children. (See: www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/health/vegan-parents-malnourished-baby.html)
Vegan Education
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, did a
presentation at the Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition
Symposium on Vegetarian Diets for Women: Benefits and Concerns. VRG Volunteer Elsa
Spencer, PhD in nutrition staffed The Vegetarian Resource Group booth at the
Charlottesville, Virginia Vegan Roots Fest. She was able to answer many questions
that attendees had on the vegan lifestyle. Marcy Schveibinz, VRG volunteer and
Certified Wellness Coach with a degree in nutrition, gave a lunchtime talk on
vegetarian nutrition to the Maryland State Division of Rehabilitation Services.
