Vegetarian Additional Resources
Vegetarian Resource Group
A non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public on vegetarianism and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger.
http://www.vrg.org/
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
PCRM, an organization of 5,000 physicians headed by Neal Barnard, M.D., advocates the nutritional reasons for shifting toward a plant-based diet.
http://www.pcrm.org/
Vegetarian Nutrition and Health Letter
Each issue is packed with information to help readers plan diets that are easy, delicious, and healthful.
http://www.llu.edu/llu/vegetarian/
Position of The American Dietetic Association: Vegetarian Diets
It is the position of The American Dietetic Association (ADA) that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, are nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/GovernmentAffairs/92_17084.cfm
Aboutproduce.com
Providing produce information including health benefits, recipes, selection tips, varieties, trivia, storage, cleaning information, and industry facts.
http://www.aboutproduce.com/
The Vegetarian Society
Raising awareness amongst health professionals and the public about the personal health benefits the vegetarian diet offers. Information for infants to mature adults.
http://www.vegsoc.org/health/
International Vegetarian Union
A non-profit organization governed exclusively by vegetarians. Links to articles published in various magazines by IVU Member Societies in several languages.
http://www.ivu.org/science/
Ask the Dietitian
Ask Joanne Larsen, Registered Dietitian and nutrition counselor, about transition - it's more than eating fruits and vegetables.
http://www.dietitian.com/vegetari.html
Vegetarian Nutrition Resource List for Consumers
USDA site with contact information for cookbooks, magazines and web sites.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/vegetarian.htm
Vegetarian Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group Information
Vegetarian Nutrition Update newsletter (formerly called Issues in Vegetarian Dietetics), published quarterly, contains fact sheets and articles on vegetarian issues relevant to practicing dietitians. Selections from past newsletters.
http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/vndpg.html