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Beans have higher protein content by weight than beef.

kondro 16y ago
Meat contains a complete set of proteins required for our bodies. Vegetables and gains do not (with the exception of quinoa)
- Dylanlacey 16y ago
  True, but having said that, you can make a complete protein, I believe, by mixing a grain and a legume.
  - chipsy 16y ago
    But for most people that is also harder to digest. The "sleepy hour" after eating a huge burrito isn't a mystery, it's because you've eaten something that made your body focus only on digestion. That said, I also know someone with a sensitivity to meat, so there's no one-size-fits-all rule.
    - code_duck 16y ago
      I was a vegetarian for a couple of years in my teens, and then I ate a hamburger. I was very, very tired mmediately afterwards and for the whole next day... I actually think your body works harder digesting meat vs. vegetables and grains.
- code_duck 16y ago
  Not alone, but in combination they do. There is nothing unique about what is found in meat.
awolf 16y ago
Most plant-derrived protein sources have an incomplete profile of amino acids. Humans have eight essential amino acids (amino acids that we must get from the diet as we cannot synthesize them) that are plentiful in animal sources and lacking to various degrees in plant sources. Plant sources of protein, even when combined to provide all the essential amino acids, are too heavy in carbohydrate, irritate the gut, and steal vitamins and minerals from the body via anti-nutrients.
- kondro 16y ago
  Hence why the only semi-healthy vegans I know are those that cheat.
  - rue 16y ago
    I wonder if naturally occurring animal deaths would be sufficient to provide meat for the planet otherwise living on a vegan diet?
    - code_duck 16y ago
      Some people don't want to eat meat for ethical reasons, others because they think it's bizarre. Would you eat a dog, a horse, or another human if you didn't have to worry about the conditions of it's death? Probably not. Many vegans and vegetarians feel the same way about chickens, cows and pigs.
  - code_duck 16y ago
    No, the above comment is untrue. Scientific and dietary organizations have affirmed that vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. The only issue is B12.
- zackattack 16y ago
  Source? I'll take just one peer-reviewed article, please.
  - awolf 16y ago
    Cordain has done a lot of great research in this area: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489816 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489816
- code_duck 16y ago
  So you combine beans and grains. That is how most of humanity exists, after all. I think the last part of your comment is patently untrue. The American Dietetic Association released a position paper stating that they believe vegetarian and vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028

Meat contains a complete set of proteins required for our bodies. Vegetables and gains do not (with the exception of quinoa)

Dylanlacey 16y ago
True, but having said that, you can make a complete protein, I believe, by mixing a grain and a legume.
- chipsy 16y ago
  But for most people that is also harder to digest. The "sleepy hour" after eating a huge burrito isn't a mystery, it's because you've eaten something that made your body focus only on digestion. That said, I also know someone with a sensitivity to meat, so there's no one-size-fits-all rule.
  - code_duck 16y ago
    I was a vegetarian for a couple of years in my teens, and then I ate a hamburger. I was very, very tired mmediately afterwards and for the whole next day... I actually think your body works harder digesting meat vs. vegetables and grains.
code_duck 16y ago
Not alone, but in combination they do. There is nothing unique about what is found in meat.

awolf 16y ago

Most plant-derrived protein sources have an incomplete profile of amino acids. Humans have eight essential amino acids (amino acids that we must get from the diet as we cannot synthesize them) that are plentiful in animal sources and lacking to various degrees in plant sources. Plant sources of protein, even when combined to provide all the essential amino acids, are too heavy in carbohydrate, irritate the gut, and steal vitamins and minerals from the body via anti-nutrients.

kondro 16y ago
Hence why the only semi-healthy vegans I know are those that cheat.
- rue 16y ago
  I wonder if naturally occurring animal deaths would be sufficient to provide meat for the planet otherwise living on a vegan diet?
  - code_duck 16y ago
    Some people don't want to eat meat for ethical reasons, others because they think it's bizarre. Would you eat a dog, a horse, or another human if you didn't have to worry about the conditions of it's death? Probably not. Many vegans and vegetarians feel the same way about chickens, cows and pigs.
- code_duck 16y ago
  No, the above comment is untrue. Scientific and dietary organizations have affirmed that vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. The only issue is B12.
zackattack 16y ago
Source? I'll take just one peer-reviewed article, please.
- awolf 16y ago
  Cordain has done a lot of great research in this area: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489816 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10489816
code_duck 16y ago
So you combine beans and grains. That is how most of humanity exists, after all. I think the last part of your comment is patently untrue. The American Dietetic Association released a position paper stating that they believe vegetarian and vegan diets are perfectly healthy and sustainable. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12826028