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Vegetarianism

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http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/vegetarianism.html  

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The Nemours Foundation

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Vegetarian diets have become more prevalent and popular, and many parents may wonder if kids can safely follow a vegetarian diet and still get all the nutrients necessary for growing up healthy and strong. Most dietary and medical experts agree that a properly structured vegetarian diet is healthy.

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