NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT
The Vegetarian Resource Group in the News
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was interviewed about vegetarian children for a Polish parenting magazine called Dziecko. She responded to questions about calcium and vitamin D for vegetarians for Today's Dietitian magazine. Reed also gave a one-hour broadcast about vegetarian diets for adolescents on The Dr. Don Show on KZZZ 1490 AM.
VEGETARIAN Outreach
VRG Food Service Advisor Nancy Berkoff, RD, EdD, CCE, has been working with the City of Long Beach, CA, to include vegetarian options for their congregate and home-delivered city-sponsored senior meals. She has also been assisting the California State Chiropractor's Association with including "vegetarian" in their nutrition education curricula for chiropractic training.
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, gave a lecture on vegetarian nutrition for athletes for a Nutrition and Exercise class at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also ran the VRG table at an alternative health fair at Hampshire College.
