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> but so are, say, beans, right? Beans (and other non-animal) proteins are not "complete", meaning they lack certain things that the human body needs to be hea
by stronglikedan 7y ago
> but so are, say, beans, right?
Beans (and other non-animal) proteins are not "complete", meaning they lack certain things that the human body needs to be healthy.
Edit: For those saying it's untrue, the research has been done to prove it. Of course, you're free to deny any research and reach your own conclusions, but that doesn't make it untrue.
Edit 2: I just stated a fact in answer to a question. I did not provide any context, such as individual eating habits, beyond what was implied by the question. The fact is that bean proteins are not as good for us as animal proteins when compared directly.
- VBprogrammer 7y agoThat's not true, at least for humans. On a related note, I came across Nixtamalization recently. It's one of those stories reminiscent how the Royal Navy managed to 'forget' the cure for scurvy. It had been practiced for thousands of years in South America but when the western countries discovered maize they didn't understand why. Turns out it's responsible for making maize a complete protein source. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization
- hombre_fatal 7y agoEven if that were true, presumably people eat more in a week than one type of bean for every meal. You're basically suggesting that people need to vary their diet with at least two things instead of one thing. I don't know anyone who struggles with that except maybe poor uni kids where eating beans would likely be an upgrade to their normal cuisine.
- Maximus9000 7y agoWhile this is technically true, it's not a problem for 99.9% of people. If you are eating any kind of varied diet, you'll be fine. The only people that might have a problem are people who only eat 1 thing.