Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce your impact on Earth

Re:Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce... by remir on Thursday May 31, 2018 @07:00PM (#17201088)

Are there any studies regarding the body's absorption of animal protein versus plant-based protein?

I feel like this subject is often very emotional for some people, but what about science?

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Re:Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce... by blacksmith_tb on Thursday May 31, 2018 @07:46PM (#17201333)

Studies to determine what about the absorption? The old line of thought about complete vs. incomplete protein has mostly fallen by the wayside, and there are certainly some fairly compelling general studies on the health overall[1] (disclaimer, I am not a vegan, but I have been vegetarian for 30+ years, and I bike, lift, and climb without any trouble).

1: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullar...

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Re:Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce... by passiveincomelg on Thursday May 31, 2018 @08:20PM (#17201464)

The problem with healthy eating is that you get five opinions when you ask two experts.

However, you can't find a ton of videos on YouTube with plausible sounding explanations why a plant-based diet is healthiest. Just watch those and decide to believe them. Whatever you do, do not read "The Plant Paradox". That book will ruin eating for you if you even so much as consider to ponder the possibility that it might not be total BS.

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Re:Avoiding meat and dairy is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce... by passiveincomelg on Friday June 01, 2018 @11:38AM (#17206332)

Damn auto complete. That should be "you can find a ton of videos".

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