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dteresa wrote:http://jn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/07/22/jn.115.214700.abstract
Here is an abstract of the original article. It is in an open access journal. Does this mean it was not subject to peer review?
The subjects filled out food recall questionnaires.
Among the amino acids methionine is conspicuously missing. How did they compile their lists without this amino acid which is present to a much greater extent in animal protein than plant protein? And which has been identified, at least by some plant based advocates, as the main trouble maker in some illnesses. How can you eat amino acids from animal food without consuming methionine?
It is unlikely that there were very many wfpb no fat eaters among the twins. It did not look like they asked one of each set of twins to consume a plant based diet. Perhaps the full article would answer this question. Compared to the amount of meat most people eat, the amount eaten in the study did not seem like very much, with as little as about two or three ounces which may or may not have been the amount per day.
There does not appear to be any conflict of interest or direct funding from agribusiness.
If you based your diet on the above study, you could justify a paleo diet. Lots of meat and vegetables.
didi
StarchHEFP wrote:Very reductionist study and we don't consume "amino acids" we consume whole foods. This study confuses the real outcome that plant foods are helpful to the endothelial cells and lower blood pressure (lower central blood pressure is a definite finding in this study itself). Since animal foods contain fats and cholesterol, there's no way that they are beneficial to the heart. This study is really nonsense. For a good summary of how to spot a reductionist study, I would suggest picking up the book "Whole" by T. Colin Campbell which is very informative.
dteresa wrote: It is in an open access journal. Does this mean it was not subject to peer review?
and links to this article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3212807/Eating-steak-salmon-day-good-heart-giving-smoking.htmlEating #steak daily could be as good for heart as quitting smoking
Gershon wrote:Thanks for the book recommendation. I bought it and started reading.
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