Every vegetarian knows the question “Where do you get your protein?”
It’s the “How do you remember all those lines?” to the actor, and the “No, really. What do you do for a living?” to the proctologist. The bane of our existence this protein myth is.
Have you ever wondered that - how do vegetarians get enough protein? Well, what is protein? What does it do? How much do we need? How much is too much?
You see, with protein, more is not necessarily better. In fact, excess protein could lead to kidney trouble and other issues. I don’t trouble myself looking for more protein.
I’ll just leave you with this article Protein in the Vegan Diet by Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D.
This concern about protein is misplaced. Although protein is certainly an essential nutrient which plays many key roles in the way our bodies function, we do not need huge quantities of it. In reality, we need small amounts of protein. Only one calorie out of every ten we take in needs to come from protein. Athletes do not need much more protein than the general public.
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