NOTES FROM THE VRG SCIENTIFIC DEPARTMENT
The Vegetarian Resource Group in the News
Vegetarian Resource Group Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was interviewed by The New York Times' Well Family section on how parents can handle a situation where just one of their children has decided to become a vegetarian in a family of meat eaters. Additionally, Mangels contributed to U.S. News and World Report for a slide show on vegan and vegetarian pregnancy (www.health.usnews.com/wellness/family/slideshows/how-to-eat-vegan-during-pregnancy) and provided provided information on foods vegetarians and vegans should limit.
Vegan Education
Dr. Mangels authored a chapter on "Vegetarian Nutrition in Pregnancy" in a book titled Handbook of Nutrition and Pregnancy published by Springer (www.springer.com/us/book/9783319909868). She also authored two chapters, "Vegetarian Diets for Pregnancy, Lactation, Infancy, and Early Childhood" and "Vegetarian Diets Trends in Acceptance and Perception," in a book titled Vegetarian Nutrition and Wellness (www.crcpress.com/Vegetarian-Nutrition-and-Wellness/Craig/p/book/9781138035560).
