Notes from The VRG Scientific Department
Vegan Education
VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, spoke at the annual FNCE meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics during the Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Spotlight session. She addressed two systematic reviews of topics in vegetarian nutrition that were conducted for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
The Dental Hygienist's Guide to Nutritional Care textbook asked to reprint VRG's My Vegan Plate. One of our VRG interns separately said, "This visual was also a resource my supervisor, the registered dietitian I worked with during my peer nutrition coach internship, recommended for vegan clients."
The Vegetarian Resource Group In The News
VRG Nutrition Advisor Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, was interviewed in The New York Times on May 22 about nutrition for new vegetarians or those transitioning to a vegetarian diet.