Lies you’ve been told by your doctor! A conversation with Ken Berry, MD

Animal Products

Dr. Ken Berry emphasizes the importance of including animal products in children's diets, even if parents follow a vegan lifestyle. He argues that children should not suffer nutritionally due to their parents' beliefs and stresses the need for essential nutrients found in animal products. Berry also highlights the inadequacy of vegan breast milk in providing sufficient nutrition for infants 1.

Please give your child until they're old enough to make an informed decision about their diet, please give them animal products in their diet.

--- Ken Berry, MD

He believes that incorporating even minimal animal products like eggs or butter can significantly benefit a child's development.

   

Carnivore Diet

Berry envisions a scenario where children raised on a carnivore diet would excel in various aspects of life. He suggests that such children would outperform their peers in mental, academic, and physical tests due to the superior nutrition they receive. Berry criticizes the high carbohydrate intake in modern children's diets, linking it to issues like juvenile diabetes and obesity 2.

Can you imagine the children that we would raise if they ate mostly fatty meat, nose to tail and maybe a little veg?

--- Ken Berry, MD

He advocates for a diet rich in fatty meats and minimal carbohydrates to foster optimal growth and development.

   

Infant Diet

Berry addresses the controversial topic of feeding infants a carnivore diet, noting the lack of controlled research supporting any specific dietary recommendations for children. He points out that even the standard American diet lacks rigorous scientific backing. Berry argues that a nose-to-tail carnivore diet could be beneficial for infants, provided it includes a variety of animal organs and not just muscle meat 3.

Your baby needs some liver, your baby needs some heart.

--- Ken Berry, MD

He emphasizes the importance of diverse animal products to meet the nutritional needs of growing infants.

   

Veganism Concerns

Berry expresses concern over vegan parents imposing their dietary choices on their children, labeling it as unintentional abuse. He argues that human beings have evolved as apex predators, thriving on animal-based diets. Berry believes that infants and children should not be deprived of the highest sources of nutrition available 4.

Has a baby ever become malnourished eating a lot of animal products? No, absolutely not.

--- Ken Berry, MD

He advocates for allowing children to consume animal products to ensure their optimal health and development.