1) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
We thank all our readers who are contributing to a better and more positive world. May you all have a Happy New Year. For those that are ill, we wish you healing. And for those healthy, we hope you continue to experience good fortune.
We've been so busy, we just noticed this was the 25th year of this newsletter. Thank you to all the volunteers
who worked on this media during the past quarter century. We especially thank Bobbi Pasternak, RN, and Brad Scott
who started our internet outreach. Here was the first issue of this newsletter from 1996: [ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/96dec.htm ]
And thank you to Jason Goretzki who in spite of a crazy year, was able to mail out the newsletter, often at 2 in the morning.
In the news lately has been reports of animal-free dairy products not taken directly from cows, but produced by
microorganisms possessing cow-derived genetic material. Because some may be genetically identical to cow's milk
there are warnings that people with cow's milk allergies should avoid these producs.
We would like to know if readers would consider these products vegan, though not taken directly from cows. Email your thoughts to [email protected]
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3) NEW EDITION OF DIETITIAN'S GUIDE TO VEGETARIAN DIETS PUBLISHED
By Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
A 4th edition of The Dietitian's Guide to Vegetarian Diets has just been published. It's a great resource for dietitians, nutritionists, and other health care professionals as well as students in these areas. As a contributor to this book, I can confirm that this edition has been extensively updated. It includes 4 new chapters - Carbohydrates, Vegetarian Diets and Bone Health, The Vegetarian Athlete, and Strategies for Working with Vegetarian Clients.
The book includes summaries of the most recent research on health benefits of vegetarian (including vegan) diets in prevention of heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes. It discusses important nutrients for vegetarians and provides lots of sample menus, lists of good sources of nutrients, and other information that will be helpful for those seeing clients who are interested in vegetarian diets. There are five chapters with updated information on use of vegetarian diets throughout the life cycle which include details about nutritional assessment of vege tarians at various life cycle stages. Chapters on soy foods and phytochemicals include lots of new research. For more information, see the publisher's website. [ https://www.jblearning.com/catalog/productdetails/9781284211108 ]
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4) A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS
Thanks to the following volunteers for all your hard work with The Vegetarian Resource Group, including posting to social media, writing blog posts, research, presentations, restaurant research, clerical work, writing HTML, contributing to our vegan parents group, doing media interviews, editing, photography, performing nutrition analysis, helping with our newsletters, reading scholarship essays, and more!
To volunteer at VRG, please contact us at [email protected] To support The Vegetarian Resource Group's outreach, donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
- Cheryl Van Beek
- Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD
- ksheetisha Bhat
- Simon Brown
- Amy Burger
- Cathy Conway, MS, RD
- Keryl Cryer
- Carole Hamlin
- David Herring
- Nicolette Joseph
- Rosemary Lopez, MS RDN
- Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
- Jason Mathias
- Laura McGuiness, MLIS
- Whitney McVerry
- Julie Neild
- Odette Olivares, MSN
- Anastasiya Strohonova
- Marcia Schveibinz
- Brad Scott
- Ruby Stur
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5) VRG HIGHLIGHTS
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD spoke to the Second Argentina Congress on Vegetarian Nutrition (2d Congreso Argentino de Nutricion Vegetariana) on vegetarian nutrition for pregnancy, lactation, and childhood.
Dr. Mangels also spoke to the Adventist Nutrition and Dietetics International Association on: Vegetarian Diets For Growing Children?
Reed did an interview for "The Washington Post" about childhood vegetarian and vegan diets, as well as an interview with "Birthing Magazine" on
benefits of a vegan pregnancy.
Dr. Mangels worked with others to do an academic paper on Safe and Effective use of Plant Based Diets. Ten people worked on this. This was submitted to Nutrients Journal and has been accepted.
Before publication, Reed reviewed the Nutrition Care Manual from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and gave suggestions for the vegan menus. There are now vegetarian and vegan meal plans for most situations treated in the hospital and other settings. The Adult Nutrition Care Manual® (NCM®) for health professional contains:
"Evidence-based nutrition information at your fingertips. With NCM®, enjoy instant access to the largest client education library of nutrition education materials, cutting-edge clinical nutrition recommendations, and a customizable diet manual with annual updates. Join our community of nearly 10,000 daily users today!"
The NCM® provides clinical recommendations and client education materials on over 130 topics, including":(addiction, anemia, diabetes, eating disorders, weight management, and murch more.)
The meal plans can be used by meat eaters as well as vegetarians or vegans.
If you are couseling patients or receiving treatment and working with a dietitian, this manual should be helpful.
[ https://www.nutritioncaremanual.org/ ]
VRG submitted comments to USDA on Labeling of Meat or Poultry Products Comprised of or Containing Cultured Animal Cells
[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/11/08/the-vegetarian-resource-groups-testimony-on-the-labeling-of-meat-products-containing-cultured-animal-cells/ ]
VRG researcher Jeanne Yacoubou MS, found that cysteine in Domino's Pizza is still microbial.
[ https://www.vrg.org/blog/2021/12/02/l-cysteine-in-dominos-pizzas-is-still-microbial/ ]
To support The Vegetarian Resource Group outreach and education, donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
If you want to make stock donation, call (410) 366-8343 or email [ [email protected] ] for contact info.
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6) 40th ANNIVERSARY DONATION MATCH
In honor of The Vegetarian Resource Group's 40th anniversary next year, a member has pledged a $5,000 match. So your donations to support veg education will be doubled. You can donate at [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
and write MATCH in the comments area. Thank you!
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7) VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP TO AWARD $20,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, FEBRUARY 20, 2022 DEADLINE
DEADLINE FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS: February 20, 2022
See application information at [ https://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm ]
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8) BALTIMORE NEW VEGAN RESTAURANT
Nu Vegan restaurant is now open in Baltimore near Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus.
See: [ https://www.ilovenuvegan.com/ ]
(They also have locations in College Park, Maryland near UMD and in D.C. near Howard University.)
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9) FOLLOW VRG'S SOCIAL MEDIA
Our Videos can be found here:
[ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvSyCToa_i9fA4D5CLCAFWw ]
You can keep up with us on ~
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10) ABOUT VRG
Our health professionals, activists, and educators work with businesses and individuals to bring about healthful changes in your school, workplace, and community. Registered dietitians and physicians aid in the development of nutrition-related publications and answer member and media questions about vegetarian diets. The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization. Financial support comes primarily from memberships, donations, bequests, and book sales. The Vegetarian Journal, a print magazine, is a benefit of membership in The VRG.
(For more information, please see the Vegetarian Journal online ( [ https://www.vrg.org/journal/ ]
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If you would like to make a donation, become a member, volunteer, or find out more about The VRG, contact us at:
The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
Phone: (410) 366-8343
FAX: (410) 366-8804
E-mail: [email protected] to volunteer
Website: [ https://www.vrg.org/ ]
To donate: [ https://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Donate crypto: [ https://every.org/vrg/donate/crypto ]
Or text 'give' to 80660vegan (80660 83426)
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[ https://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.php#subscribe ]
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Copyright The Vegetarian Resource Group 2021 The contents of this newsletter, and our other publications, including Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your own best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.
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