Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, Joyful Vegan | Protein Deficiency is NOT the Problem! @joyfulvegan | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 12 minutes ago.
In the U.S. and other Western countries, health issues related to nutrition often lean towards concerns of overconsumption NOT deficiency.
Considering how obsessed we are with animal protein (and with the myth that vegans and vegetarians don’t get enough protein eating only plant foods), you would think we’d have kwashiorkor hospital wards in every city in every state.
We don’t, because protein deficiency is very rare in countries where food scarcity is not the problem.
We are not dying from diseases of deficiency (scurvy, rickets, beriberi, for example). We are dying from disease of excess (heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc.).
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Essential amino acids are in all foods; some in more foods than others.
We can easily meet our protein and amino acid needs throughout the day by eating a variety of whole plant foods — vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, and grains.
(Some plant foods DO contain all of the essential amino acids, namely quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, and soybean-based foods such as tofu, tempeh, and edamame.)
We don’t need to “complement” foods to get a complete protein.
If you want to “complement” your protein. Just say something nice about it. 😊
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In the U.S. and other Western countries, health issues related to nutrition often lean towards concerns of overconsumption NOT deficiency.
Considering how obsessed we are with animal protein (and with the myth that vegans and vegetarians don’t get enough protein eating only plant foods), you would think we’d have kwashiorkor hospital wards in every city in every state.
We don’t, because protein deficiency is very rare in countries where food scarcity is not the problem.
We are not dying from diseases of deficiency (scurvy, rickets, beriberi, for example). We are dying from disease of excess (heart disease, diabetes, cancer, etc.).
(More at http://www.joyfulvegan.com)
Essential amino acids are in all foods; some in more foods than others.
We can easily meet our protein and amino acid needs throughout the day by eating a variety of whole plant foods — vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, and grains.
(Some plant foods DO contain all of the essential amino acids, namely quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, and soybean-based foods such as tofu, tempeh, and edamame.)
We don’t need to “complement” foods to get a complete protein.
If you want to “complement” your protein. Just say something nice about it. 😊
joyfulvegan.com
