"Vegan Nutrition: What Does the Science Say?" Jack Norris, R.D.
| Jack Norris, RD will be talking about the health benefits and concerns of a vegan diet. He will cover the findings of the large studies following thousands of vegetarians and vegans over time. He will also address nutrition concerns such as Vitamin B12, omega-3 fats, and soy, focusing on published studies. | ||
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Jack Norris co-founded Vegan
Outreach in 1993 and
is currently the President. Vegan
Outreach produces the
booklet Why Vegan? (among
many others) and has distributed
over 10 million copies to
date. Jack runs Vegan Outreach’s
Adopt A College program
which has directly
handed a Vegan Outreach
brochure to over three million
students since it started in the
Fall of 2003. In 2005, Jack
was elected to the Animal
Rights Hall of Fame. Jack is a
Registered Dietitian. He
earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
from Life University
(Marietta, GA) in 2000 and
performed a Dietetic internship
at Georgia State University
in 2000-2001. Jack is the
author of Vitamin B12: Are You
Getting It?, Staying Healthy
On Plant-Based Diets, and
other health articles found at
VeganHealth.org and
JackNorrisRd.com.
Filming and editing by Dr William Harris M.D.
on December 12, 2009 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu,
Hawaii
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