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Every so often I hear of someone who says that they tried a vegetarian diet for a while, but had to stop due to never feeling full, or due to lacking energy, or some such thing. If I recall correctly, in most cases these people hadn't even been on a vegan diet, but rather simply a lacto-ovo-vegetarian one. They said that they found they needed to eat meat in order to feel normal or well again. This always makes me wonder, if it is indeed true that some people need to eat meat in order to feel healthy, then exactly what component of meat is it that makes the difference, and what exactly is the difference between these people and other vegetarians who do not experience the same difficulties.
I found an article which discusses the above problem and calls it "Failure to Thrive" (FTT). I also found a interesting study being done on the long-term health effects of veganism, with one of the goals being to determine what causes FTT among "unsuccessful vegans". Apparently the study was started in 1998 but is still ongoing and accepting new participants.**
Clinical Summary 2005 - based on some prior results of the study.
Nutritional Strategies for Inflamed Joints and Other Conditions. Perhaps I should try some of the things on this page. My lower back seems to keep getting worse.
**An optional part of the study involves getting blood and urine samples analyzed with various tests. The website says that $750 is charged for this. (whoa!) I was wondering if that was a reasonable price, so.... this page lists the tests that are done. An earlier version of that page, from the Internet Archive, mentions that the test is the "Metametrix Clinical Laboratory #190 ION Plus panel". This page prices the Metametrix "ION (Individual Optimal Nutrition) Profiles - Blood & Urine " test at $785. So apparently the price is valid.
I found an article which discusses the above problem and calls it "Failure to Thrive" (FTT). I also found a interesting study being done on the long-term health effects of veganism, with one of the goals being to determine what causes FTT among "unsuccessful vegans". Apparently the study was started in 1998 but is still ongoing and accepting new participants.**
Clinical Summary 2005 - based on some prior results of the study.
Nutritional Strategies for Inflamed Joints and Other Conditions. Perhaps I should try some of the things on this page. My lower back seems to keep getting worse.
**An optional part of the study involves getting blood and urine samples analyzed with various tests. The website says that $750 is charged for this. (whoa!) I was wondering if that was a reasonable price, so.... this page lists the tests that are done. An earlier version of that page, from the Internet Archive, mentions that the test is the "Metametrix Clinical Laboratory #190 ION Plus panel". This page prices the Metametrix "ION (Individual Optimal Nutrition) Profiles - Blood & Urine " test at $785. So apparently the price is valid.