Protein
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Protein
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Articles and References

• 7 Things That Happen When You Stop Eating Meat
• 15 Best Plant-based Proteins
• 25+ Vegan Sources of Calcium
• A Brief History of Protein: Passion, Social Bigotry, Rats, and Enlightenment
• A Life of Veganism Has No Adverse Effects on Bones
• Animal Protein Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
• Answers to the Plant Based Diet Protein-Deficiency Myth
• A Vegan Diet (Hugely) Helpful Against Cancer
• A Vegan Doctor Addresses Soy Myths and Misinformation
• A Vegan Doctor Addresses the Protein Question
• Are Humans Similar to Cows? Genetics, Digestion, and Implications for Diet
• Be Vegan. Make animal-free protein the norm in 2024
• But Where Do You Get Your Protein?
• Calcium and Protein and Bone Health in Vegans
• Concerns about Protein, Calcium, and Iron: Reducing Meat and Dairy Products in the American Diet
• Could Changing Our Diets Defeat COVID-19?
• Cow’s Milk, Plant Milks and Growth in Children
• Death by Protein
• Demystifying Vegan Nutrition: Top 4 FAQs Explained
• Dietitian Perspectives on Protein, Calcium and Vegan Bone Health
• Disordered Eating, Restrictive Eating, and Ex-Vegans
• Do Different People Really Need Radically Different Diets?
• Do We Need Animal Foods to Meet Global Protein Requirements?
• Dr. McDougall’s Ten Favorite One-Liners
• Eating Animals is Making Us Sick
• Eating For the Planet
• Eat with your brain and not with your tongue
• EVEN Interview with Janice Stanger, PhD
• Excess protein-on-the-brain syndrome
• Farmacology
• FAQ's About Vegetarian Eating
• Federal Report Finds Plant-Based Diet is Best; Meat Industry Is Unhappy
• Food Chain Newsletter
• From Unhealthy to World-Champion Powerlifter on a Plant-Based Diet
• Get Your Protein From Nuts, Not Meat Says Major Medical Study
• Gluten-free Vegan Diet Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Hog Farmer Switches to Vegan Diet after Battling Cancer
• How Much Protein Do I Need?
• How 'Science-Based Medicine' Gets Vegan Diets Wrong
• How the USDA Keeps Our Children and the Poor Sick
• Hypoglycemia is fixable
• Is a Vegetarian/Vegan Diet Safe?
• Is Meat Part of a Natural Diet?
• Is Raw Milk Better for You? What About Goat Milk?
• Is Soy a Complete Protein?
• Is There Anything We Need From Animals Besides Forgiveness?
• Lessons from the Dominican Republic
• Low-Carb (But Not Paleo) Diets for Vegans
• Marketing Milk and Disease
• 'Meat Loving' Reporter Goes Plant-Based For A Month: Find Out What Happened
• No Whey, Man. I’ll Pass on the Protein Powder
• Peanut Milk: Good News in a Nutshell
• Permanent Weight Control
• 'Plant-Based' and 'Oat Milk' Added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
• Plant-based Erections
• Plant Foods Have A Complete Amino Acid Composition
• Plants rule! New study shows bodybuilders can go whey-free
• Portugal's Surgeon General Endorses Plant Based Diet
• Power Plate - Power Sources
• Protein
• Protein and Athletic Performance
• Protein in the Vegan Diet
• Questioning the Ethics and Science of a Pure Vegan Diet
• Settling The Soy Controversy
• Should I Drink Milk to Prevent Osteoporosis?
• Study shows that vegan diets can be more nutritious than animal products
• The 4 Keys to Strong Bones
• The Clintons: Chelsea (Pregnant), Hillary Unhealthy), and Bill (Healthy)
• The Dinosaur Diet
• The Future of Meat is Meatless; Is It Also Greener and Healthier?
• The Milk Letter
• The Perception Problem with Protein
• The Protein Debate
• The Protein Myth
• There Is a Way to Help Avoid Heart Disease and Diabetes: You Are What You Eat!
• Top 8 Myths About Eating Vegan, Busted
• Vegan and Plant-Based Diet Statistics
• What are the Diet and Nutritional Risk Factors in Disease?
• What Every Vegan Needs to Know about the Advantages and Pitfalls of Vegan Diets
• When Friends Ask About Vegan Diet: Fast Answers to Frequent Questions
• Where Will I Get My Protein?
• Why greenwashing animal protein won't work
• Why Has the FDA Allowed a Drug Marked "Not Safe for Use in Humans" to Be Fed to Livestock Right Before Slaughter?
• Why I Love the USDA’s New Tip Sheet for Vegetarians
• Why Protein Isn't a Problem for Vegans
• World Kidney Day 2020: Plant-Based Diets Offer Hope For Prevention And Treatment Of Kidney Disease

Comments and Facts

• The human body requires only 0.5 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight.
  - A 110 lb. person needs only 25 grams of protein.
  - A 165 lb. person needs only 37.5 grams of protein.
• 1 gram of protein has 4 calories; thus, a person requiring 37.5 grams of protein obtains only 150 calories from the needed protein, which equates to only 8% of a 2000 calorie/day diet.
• 46% of the calories in Romaine Lettuce come from Protein.
• 43% of the calories in Asparagus come from Protein.
• 43% of the calories in Broccoli come from Protein.
• 33% of the calories in Collard Greens come from Protein.
• 27% of the calories in Kidney Beans come from Protein.
• 26% of the calories in Kale come from Protein.
• 23% of the calories in Green Cabbage come from Protein.
• 19% of the calories in Celery come from Protein.
• 17% of the calories in Oats come from Protein.
• 9% of the calories in Brown Rice come from Protein.
• 7% of the calories in Sweet Potatoes come from Protein.

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