Protein Myth

[Guest guest]

It is a myth that humans need such a large amount of protein. As long

as you are eating enough calories for your body weight, you are

getting enough protein. Information obtained from John Robbins'book

Diet For A New America:according to the World Health Organization,

humans need just 4 1/2 percent of our calories to come from protein.

Example of protein contents(Data obtained from USDA):

Banana 5%, Orange 8%,Peanuts 18%, Oatmeal 15%, Eggplant 21%, garbanzo

beans 23%, soybean curd (tofu) 43%

Basically you would have to try very hard to become protein deficient,

for example eating nothing but candy and alcohol.

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Laurie. That saves me some breath.

 

To all of you still not convinced, let me ask you this. Have you

ever heard of any of your friends, colleagues, acquaintances, even

friends of friends who were protein-deficient? Have you ever heard

of kwashikor or erasmus? Chances are, unless you're anorexic or

living in a third world country, those words are greek (or likely

latin) to you. That's exactly my point. Those are the diseases of

protein deficiency and Laurie was spot on when she said if you're

eating enough calories, you're getting enough protein.

 

Want a frustrate a dietician? Challenge him or her to create a 2000

calorie protein deficient diet. Are you up for the challenge,

Jack?

 

Cheers,

Matthew

 

sfBAVeg , " Laurie " <lulubuns> wrote:

> It is a myth that humans need such a large amount of protein. As

long

> as you are eating enough calories for your body weight, you are

> getting enough protein. Information obtained from John Robbins'book

> Diet For A New America:according to the World Health Organization,

> humans need just 4 1/2 percent of our calories to come from protein.

> Example of protein contents(Data obtained from USDA):

> Banana 5%, Orange 8%,Peanuts 18%, Oatmeal 15%, Eggplant 21%,

garbanzo

> beans 23%, soybean curd (tofu) 43%

> Basically you would have to try very hard to become protein

deficient,

> for example eating nothing but candy and alcohol.