I, the undersigned, would like to petition the American Academy of Pediatrics to raise awareness on parents enforcing their veganism beliefs in children. People need to know that veganism may not be for everyone and enforcing a vegan diet for their kids may not be the best choice.
Being a vegan may be looked upon as a healthy practice but parents need to make informed choices about their children's diet. There was a case whereby a French baby on a strict vegan diet passed away after suffering from vitamin deficiencies. As a result, his parents were sentenced to five years in jail. Most recently, an Italian bill is in the works to outlaw parents from enforcing strict vegan diets on children below age of 16.
Everyone has the right to choose what to eat, but proper informed choices has to be made. Children who lack nutrition due to being enforced on a strict vegan diet may suffer from complications and a host of health problems. Therefore, I would like to urge the American Academy of Pediatrics to raise awareness on this issue and help parents make informed choices. Let's not deprive our children from proper nutrition to help them grow into healthy individuals.
Salina Kruger
- Author of “PhenQ Diet and You”
