Here is a postion paper from the American Heart Association. http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4777Here is a postion paper from the American Diatetic Association. http://www.eatright.org/adap1197.htmlhttp://www.ahealthyadvantage.com/topic/vegdietkidshttp://www.eatright.com/images/journal/0601/review2.pdfhttp://www.eatright.com/images/journal/0601/review.pdf