First U.S. count finds 1 in 200 kids are vegetarian

"All the time, my friends try to get me to eat meat and tell me how good it tastes and how much bigger I would be," said [Sam Silverman], who is 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds. "But for me, there's no real temptation." Frequently, the most popular entree at the college dining hall...

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Published inTimes-news (Hendersonville, N.C.)
Main Author MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hendersonville, N.C Halifax Media Group 11.01.2009
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Nightingale, Nicole
Silverman, Sam
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Summary:"All the time, my friends try to get me to eat meat and tell me how good it tastes and how much bigger I would be," said [Sam Silverman], who is 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds. "But for me, there's no real temptation." Frequently, the most popular entree at the college dining hall is a fresh mozzarella sandwich with organic greens. And the comment board (called "the Beef Board," as in "what's your beef?") often contains plaudits for vegetarian dishes or requests for more. "They're very vocal," [Pete Miller] said of his vegetarian diners. "Vegetarian doesn't mean low-calorie," said Dr. Christopher Bolling, who directs weight management research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He said roughly 10 to 15 percent of the overweight kids who come to his medical center's weight loss program have tried a vegetarian diet at some point before starting the program.
ISSN:1042-2323