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Cost by Protein Source (lemmy.ca)

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[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

If you live in a developed country, you're likely eating 2-4 times as much protein as you actually need.

Except if you are reducing animal products (not just if you are vegan). In many western cuisines, if you just reduce/avoid meat, egg and diary products, you probably will get too little of some of the amino acids, causing malnutrition. Therefore, this information is important.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

This professor disagrees with you: https://zoe.com/learn/podcast-should-i-eat-more-protein

I can't really cite a specific portion, as he explains how the whole RDA works, how much we eat and how plants' amino acids work across the whole length, but frankly, the whole podcast/video is worth listening to.

But well, to cite at least the conclusion:

Yes, you can absolutely meet all your needs on a completely plant-based diet, stop obsessing about protein.