I have been primarily a vegan for the last 20 years and I have a son who is 9 - totally vegan. We are vegan because of the risk of disease in dead and decaying animals. In the last 20 years, I have improved my eyesight, gained bone density and feel 20, rather than the 40 I felt when I was 20 being on a diet rich in meats. My energy level is extremely good and I can out - endure many teenagers in my martial arts classes. My son checks out completely healthy by my doctor and has "astronaught" eyes. He is tall and very quick. When he was born his scores were 100 %!!! I guess our B-12 is just fine, and from plant sources! Anyone else have a good story? I have no doubt I will be rollerblading with my son when I am 90!!

I have two children who were raised mostly vegan and free or processed foods and sugars, until I woke  up.  My son was the first.  He had chronic sinus infections for almost 1.5 years until I began giving him meat, cheese and sweets too.  We continued to eat organic unprocessed foods.  His mother has majority custody and has alientated me from the kids and continued feeding both my son and daughter the strict vegan diet.  Today both children suffer from anaphylactic attacks in which they suddenly loose the ability to breath.  It is a near death experience.  Only 8 years old my son has had a crown and 3 tooth extractions on account of infection and decay. The tooth with the crown actually broke as it was so weak.  The lies that people extoll about vegansim are worse then the lies we are told about where our meat comes.  I know the lies well, I used to ignore the feedback of my own body when attempting veganism and vegetarianism.  I have also seen the health problems of other vegan kids and the lies the parrents tell themselves and others.  I used to tell the same lies to myself and to others.  My son went to school with a boy with such health probelms and was going blind.  The mother remained firm on his veganism and the father was battling with her to allow him to eat meat.  Stop lying.  Beware before you spread such lies to others who might read your post and feed their children accordingly.  You have the right to Kill yourself with your diet but please spare your kids.  It is tantamount to child abuse.  Please give you children a little fish or chicken from time to time and try not to be dogmatic and extreme.  Your children will thank you for it later.

Raw an vegan diets are good for short term detox and health restoratation in adults. They are not meant for long term and are not healthy for young growing bodies.  

My friend is a vegan and raised her 2 kids vegan (they had the choice to eat meat if they wanted). They both EXCEL at school and extracurricular activities and are incredibly healthy (no deficiencies or disease) and very healthy looking compared to all the other obese and lethargic kids in the chicago suburbs. They are both in college on scholarships. I am a vegetarian (vegan hopeful) and my energy levels have vastly improved since eliminating meat and milk from my diet.  I will never go back.

This article is very inaccurate and to claim that eating meat will actually improve malnutrition in the world when it is the primary CAUSE of it is horrible.   Read THE CHINA STUDY. Amazing book.   www.thechinastudy.com/about.html

There is a lot of misinformation about veganism out there - even on this site! People are really wising up to the destructiveness that eating animal products has had to the earth and our health. It is just hard to change the way most of were raised, even though it isn't the healthiest way to live.

I am hopeful for all :)