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<DIV><FONT size=2>It is very important to know that vitamin B12 is not easily
absorbed in the digestive tract, especially in the elderly. Hence, if
taken in pill form, a massive overdose (100mcg) is needed daily just to insure
that a RDA is absorbed. Such pills are easily available and cheap --
WinCo, Wal-Mart, etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>There are other alternatives:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>1. Under the toque pills, sprays -- for a
better absorption rate but an icky experience.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>2. Shots. [Expensive, with other
risks.]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>W.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sslund_2007@verizon.net href="mailto:sslund_2007@verizon.net">Saundra
Lund</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com
href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</A> ;
<A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 30, 2008 12:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Care About
Healthy School Nutrition for OurChildren?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Hi Donovan &
Other Visionaries,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Thanks for your
response and for the opportunity to provide accurate
information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">First, b</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">ecause improving the nutrition available for all children who eat meals at school is very important to me, I renew my request that folks take this opportunity to contact </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">the USDA to encourage that vegetarian meals and non-dairy beverage options be incorporated into The Child Nutrition Act revisions currently being drafted (for those who may have missed my original post, please scroll down or go to <A href="http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2008-September/056598.html">http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2008-September/056598.html</A>).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></PRE>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Second, the study
you cited has nothing to do with the topic I was posting about, although
through no fault of yours, no one would know that from reading the links since
the study itself wasn’t identified in the links you provided. In case
there are other science junkies like me here, feel free to check
out:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18779510?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18779510?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">OR<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://tinyurl.com/4e65uu">http://tinyurl.com/4e65uu</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Vitamin B12 status
and rate of brain volume loss in community-dwelling
elderly.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">With permission,
I’m sharing the response I received from my contact at Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine, who has given permission for it to be shared to
anyone who may be confused:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Headlines claiming that vegetarian and vegan diets
cause "brain shrinkage" have received quite a bit of attention recently. These
headlines are based on a recent study conducted by researchers at Oxford and
published in the Journal "Neurology". This was not a study of vegans or
vegetarians. Unfortunately, this sound research study on vitamin B12
status in older adults has been mistakenly misconstrued by a few members of
the popular media.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><A
href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18779510?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18779510?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This study looked at older adults, who are much more
likely to be deficient in vitamin B12 compared to younger adults. This allowed
the researchers to see the differences in brain atrophy, or "shrinkage,"
between groups of people with low B12 levels vs. normal B12 levels. In fact,
the researchers found that older adults with lower B12 levels lost more brain
mass over a five-year period compared to those with higher B12 levels. But
this does not necessarily have anything to do with their diet, and because
dietary intake was not measured, there is no evidence of a relationship
between a vegetarian or vegan diet and brain volume.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The most common cause of B12 deficiency actually has
nothing to do with diet. Rather, some people simply cannot absorb it
adequately. Normally, cells in the stomach produce a compound called intrinsic
factor, which combines with vitamin B12 and allows it to be absorbed in the
small intestine. Some people cannot make intrinsic factor, because of various
stomach disorders. They need monthly B12 injections or very large oral doses
(1,000 - 2,000 mcg per day). Also, certain medicines for acid stomach,
such as omeprazole (Prilosec), esomeprazole (Nexium), ranitidine (Zantac), or
famotidine (Pepcid), interfere with the body's ability to absorb B12.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Vegan diets need to be supplemented with B12. However,
the National Academy of Sciences recommends that everyone over age 50 take a
B12 supplement or use B12-fortified foods, and some have suggested that this
should apply to all age groups. The reason is that about 15 percent of older
meat-eaters-and some younger ones as well-are low in B12. So, the bottom
line is to take a multiple vitamin or a B12 supplement. This is not a reason
to add meat to your diet; that would lead to far worse problems.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The harm in the popular media's misinterpretation of
this study is twofold. First, reporters have wrongfully implicated
vegetarian and vegan diets in causing brain shrinkage, while research
continues to show the health benefits of this plant-based eating pattern. But
most regrettably, we as a community have failed to acknowledge the value of
this study, which clearly demonstrates the need to prevent, screen, and treat
vitamin B12 deficiency in older adults. While these vulnerable members of our
community go unnoticed, they continue to suffer from preventable cognitive
decline, nerve damage, personality changes, and depression.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Furthermore, the authors of this article noted that
other risk factors for brain atrophy include hypertension, diabetes, and
hyperlipidemia. So, PCRM concludes that those people who follow a low-fat
vegan diet and take a vitamin B12 supplement have a low risk of brain atrophy,
as a low-fat vegan diet has demonstrated improvements and reversals of all of
the above risk factors. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Please see PCRM's fact sheet on vitamin B12 for more
information.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="http://www.pcrm.org/health/PDFs/faq_b12.pdf">http://www.pcrm.org/health/PDFs/faq_b12.pdf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Katie Strong, M.S., R.D.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Staff Dietitian<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Physicians Committee for Responsible
Medicine<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">5100 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Suite
400<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Washington, DC 20016<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Phone: 202-686-2210 ext. 338<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Fax: 202-686-2216<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="mailto:kstrong@pcrm.org">kstrong@pcrm.org</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></P>
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style="COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Saundra
Lund<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Moscow,
ID<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The
only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">~
Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">*****
Original material contained herein is Copyright 2008 through life plus 70
years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside
the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the
author.*****<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Donovan Arnold
[mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 25,
2008 9:25 PM<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com; Saundra
Lund<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Care About Healthy School Nutrition
for Our Children?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Didn't they just find out that not eating meat
shrinks the brain?<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P
class=MsoNormal>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Eating_veggies_shrinks_the_brain/articleshow/3480629.cms
<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.nowpublic.com/health/eating-veggies-shrinks-brain">http://www.nowpublic.com/health/eating-veggies-shrinks-brain</A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><A
href="http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=28622">http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=28622</A><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Isn't that something the students need? I sure could
have used a bigger brain in school, now I don't need it that much, but I
sure could have used one back when I was in school.<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Donovan<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 9/25/08, Saundra Lund
<I><sslund_2007@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt">From: Saundra Lund
<sslund_2007@verizon.net><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Care About
Healthy School Nutrition for Our Children?<BR>To:
vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 11:11
AM<o:p></o:p></P><PRE>If so, then I urge you to contact Mr. Robert M. Eadie, Policy and Program<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Planning Branch Chief for the USDA to encourage that vegetarian meals and<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>non-dairy beverage options be incorporated into The Child Nutrition Act<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>revisions currently being drafted.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>You can contact Mr. Eadie by letter, fax, or email at:<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Mr. Robert M. Eadie, Policy and Program Planning Branch Chief<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Alexandria, VA 22302-1594<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>E-mail: robert.eadie@fns.usda.gov<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Fax: (703) 305-2879<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>You can learn more about what we can do to provide healthy meal options in<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>our schools at:<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>http://www.healthyschoollunches.org/<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>For those who don't want to have to reinvent the wheel, below is a copy of<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>our letter:<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Dear Mr. Eadie,<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Although neither of us are vegetarian, our daughter took the "Pledge to be<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Veg" when she was in the seventh grade. She graduated from high school in<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>June, and she remained vegetarian in spite of the challenges school<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>breakfasts and lunches provided throughout the years. And, out of the group<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>of friends who took the Pledge, all 11 of them remain vegetarian today.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Many children do not consume animal products due to ethical, religious, or<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>health reasons. Children of color are especially likely to need an<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>alternative to regular cow's milk, due to lactose intolerance. It is<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>***essential*** that the National School Lunch Program accommodate all<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>students! The American Medical Association and American Public Health<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Association already support efforts to provide vegetables, fruits, legumes,<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>grains, vegetarian foods, and healthful nondairy beverages in school lunches<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>and food assistance programs.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>We ask the USDA to include these items when the Child Nutrition Act is<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>reauthorized next year:<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>- Nondairy beverage alternatives should be available and reimbursable<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>without a note wherever cow's milk is provided. Offering all students a<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>nutritious nondairy beverage will reduce saturated fat consumption and<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>increase overall program participation. <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>-- Vegetarian meal options should be available every day, as trailblazing<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>states such as California, Florida, Hawaii, and New York have already<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>recommended. Whether a student consumes a vegetarian diet or chooses an<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>occasional vegetarian meal, experts agree that plant-based foods are healthy<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>choices for all children.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>-- Nondairy vegetarian commodity foods should be readily available to<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>schools. The USDA should provide schools with more fresh fruits and<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>vegetables and plant-based entrées to help meet the demand for these<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>healthful foods. The USDA and Congress should shift federal subsidies so<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>that they support child health rather than agricultural interests.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>We join the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, the American<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Medical Association, and the American Public Health Association in asking<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>the USDA to provide healthful vegetarian foods including vegetables, fruits,<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>legumes, grains, and nutritious nondairy beverages in schools. Increasing<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>access to low-fat, cholesterol-free, vegetarian foods will help mitigate the<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>rising prevalence of obesity and other chronic diseases.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Saundra & Bill Lund<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><snip><o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>_____<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE><o:p> </o:p></PRE><PRE>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> List services made available by First Step Internet, <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> http://www.fsr.net <o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<o:p></o:p></PRE><PRE>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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