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There's no amino acid provided by meats that you can't get from plants. Soy is a complete protein. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p43.html https://www.aafp
by artimaeis 7y ago
There's no amino acid provided by meats that you can't get from plants. Soy is a complete protein.
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p43.html https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p43.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19145965 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19145965
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein
Now, to be fair, soy _does_ have a low level of tryptophan. Leafy greens are the best way to boost that, if that's your concern.
- dbcurtis 7y agoSoy also needs to be avoided by people with thyroid problems.
- artimaeis 7y agoSure, there's also a fair number of people with allergies to soy. It's not the only complete protein from the plant world though. There's also: * Quinoa * Buckwheat * Hemp & Chia seed * Spirulina * Mycoprotein
- bluedevil2k 7y agoNot to mention the estrogen effects on the male body caused by soy. (Yes, the studies say it doesn’t affect testosterone levels of men, but men also need a certain level of estrogen to be healthy and too much..not good)
- artimaeis 7y agoThe studies show it doesn't affect testosterone levels because the phytoestrogens in soy for the most part don't react with estrogen receptors to trigger a response from your body (at least not when going through normal digestive mechanisms). The amount of phytoestrogens you consume has no causal relation to the amount of estrogen in your hormone system.