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May 2009 
Debunking the Top 2 Myths on Why You Must Eat Meat to be Healthy
Satyagrahi
1) Hemp seeds, Soy, Spirulina, Amaranth, Buckwheat and Quinoa are COMPLETE PROTEINS, it's a lie that you need to eat meat to get all the protein you need. Eating meat is another act of common violence in society normalized through deception (like wars based on lies); humans are scientifically shown to be herbivores.
“Protein [0] is essential for many bodily processes, including building and repairing tissue. You use protein [1] to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Plus, your hair and nails are mostly made up of protein. It is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin [1], and blood.
Protein is made of smaller components called amino acids, 12 of which are manufactured by the human body. Another 9, called essential amino acids [2], must be obtained from food.
A complete protein [3] or whole protein is a protein that contains all of the essential amino acids.
Vegetarians will be happy to know that complete proteins can also be obtained through certain plants, such as soy [3], spirulina, hemp seed, amaranth, buckwheat, and my fave quinoa [3].
Foods can be combined to make complete proteins like pairing beans with rice or corn. There are other combinations [4] as well. Beans and seeds, beans and nuts [4], and beans and grains will form a complete protein. When you eat hummus [4] and pita bread, nut butter [4] on whole grain bread, pasta with beans [4], veggie burgers on bread, split pea soup with whole grain bread, and tortillas [4] with refried beans, you are eating complete proteins.
Fit's Tips: Recent studies [5] show that the beans and the grains don't even need to be eaten at the same meal, so if you eat beans for lunch and rice with dinner, you've got yourself a complete protein. You may spread your food combination over a 2-day [6] period.
Source URL:
http://www.fitsugar.com/165298
Links:
[1] http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/guide/benefits-protein
[2] http://www.vegsource.com/attwood/complete_protein.htm
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein
[4] http://www.theveggietable.com/articles/protein.html
[5] http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Vegetarian_eating?OpenDocument
[6] http://www.vegsource.com/attwood/complete_protein.htm ”
Also the myth that you can't get enough vitamin B12 unless you eat meat is another LIE
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