Siemel B. Naran wrote:
>> On Mon, 13 Dec 1999 10:33:23 -0600, River Mouse
>> >Whey | Soy | Egg | Rice | EAA
> >-----+-----|-----|------|----------
> > 6.8 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | L-Isoleucine
> >10.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.6 | L-Leucine
> > 9.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.5 | L-Lysine
> > 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | L-Methionine
> > 3.1 | 4.6 | ? | 5.2 | L-Phenylalanine
> > 8.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | L-Threonine
> > 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | L-Tryptophan
> > 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | L-Valine
>> And L-Histidine is essential for children.
>> But I'm thinking, does the body need an absolute amount of protein everyday
> or an absolute ratio?
>> If your body needs a fixed amount everyday, like 2.5 grams of methionine,
> then you could just eats of lots of soy and you'd surely get or exceed the
> minimum requirement of all the proteins. But through excess, you'd
> overtax your kidneys in getting rid of the nitrogen.
>> If your body needs a fixed ratio everyday, like lysine/methionine should
> be 3.8 even though amount of methionine may be 1.5 or 2.5 or 3.5 grams,
> then no amount of soy will satisfy the requirement.
Recent studies show that soy protein does not increase calcium loss, but
animal protein does.
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