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From:	Just Me (67.137.157.170)
Subject:	Re: Dr. Graham, do you agree?
Date:	February 22, 2012 at 12:45 pm PST

In Reply to: Dr. Graham, do you agree? posted by Augusto on February 22, 2012 at 12:07 pm:

In this interview with Dr. Graham, he says they are raising Faychesca on a raw vegan diet:

http://www.foodnsport.com/blog/articles/interview-with-dr-graham.php

"Faychesca says her favorite foods are watermelon and durian, not necessarily in that order, and not eaten together. She eats a diet of fruits and vegetables, is 100% raw, and is totally happy and satisfied with her food. She has only had the most minimal of sicknesses, barely enough to notice. None of the common childhood diseases have affected her."

I merely skimmed Fred's article (I tend not to read his stuff at all -- tee hee!), and he talks about his concerns about not enough calories. Well, Dr. Graham has clearly stated that infants and youngchildren need much more fat (80/10/10rv is not for children, but that does not mean that rv is not for infants/children! Remember mother's milk is something like 50% fat).

From the archives:

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/100006158.html

"When you consider that mother's milk is over 50% fat by calorie, and that in many nations the children are breast fed for 6 years and longer, you can see why I do not recommend limiting fat for children, in most instances."

http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/100008886.html

"Essentially, children get off of mother's milk onto fruits and vegetables, including fatty fruits, just like us. They eat what we eat, plus mother's milk, as they wean. Weaning can take 5 years or longer.

The important thing, I believe, is to keep supplying fruits and vegetables to your children and to keep setting the example in that regard, as far as eating fruits and vegetables.

My daughter typically eats fruit all day, and includes fatty fruits, or nuts or seeds, with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and other vegetables at her last meal of the day.

I don't believe we are under pressure to follow a perfect plan, every meal, with children or with ourselves. The idea is to instill great eating habits into our children, and to foster their love of fruits and vegetables.

There is no specific chart or guide that suggests that fat intake should drop by approximately 10%, say every year or two of life, until it reaches the 811 guidelines by age 5-10."

Anyway, perhaps Dr. Graham will chime in if he sees fit. In the meantime, I hope this helped a bit, Augusto.

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