Vegetarian teens rise as study counts 1 in 200 youths
Sam Silverman, 16, a safety at West borough High School, is a vegetarian facing locker room taunts. A federal CDC study estimates about 367,000 youths under 18, roughly one in 200, avoid meat, with higher rates among older teens.
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Sam Silverman
Westborough High School
Massachusetts
Silverman
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Amy Lanou
University of North Carolina-Asheville
Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine
Richard Schwartz
Jewish Vegetarians of North America
Nicole
Kids at Vegetarian Diets Need Protein Rich Alternatives
Experts explain vegetarian children should fill low protein intake with soybeans fortified soy milk and nuts to supply protein iron zinc calcium and vitamin D. Vegan diets require diligence. eggs and dairy help most children meet needs. At Agnes Scott 5 to 10 percent follow vegetarian diet, per food service director Pete Miller.
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David Ludwig
Children’s Hospital
Boston
Sarah Krieger
American Dietetic Association
All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg
Fla
Agnes Scott
Pete Miller
College
Food Service
King Nut Peanut Butter Recalled Over Salmonella Test
An Ohio distributor recalled two brands King Nut and Parnell's Pride peanut butter after an open container tested positive for salmonella. The product was distributed to food service providers in multiple states and not sold to consumers. Federal officials say no definitive link to a national outbreak has been established.
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Ohio
King Nut Companies
King Nut
Parnell’s
Pride
Michigan
North Dakota
Minnesota
Arizona
Idaho
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Florida
Minnesota Department of Health
Safety council calls for total ban on driving cell phone use
The National Safety Council urges a nationwide ban on all cell phone use while driving, hand held or hands free, and for employers to prohibit phone use on the job. Janet Froetscher says texting and talking raise crash risk, noting Harvard studies and fourfold danger. CTIA disputes a complete ban, citing safety benefits of driving while on call.
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National Safety
National Safety Council
Janet Froetscher
Froetscher
California
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Utah
Washington
District of Columbia
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
South Carolina
Harvard Center For Risk Analysis
John Walls
CTIA
the Wireless Association
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