In article <38575463.7BE95CEA at mediaone.net>,
resnovae_I_DON'T_EAT_SPAM_ at SAM.I.AM.mediaone.net wrote:
> Vegans aren't anti-protein- that's a gross generalization.
Not anti protein but protein phobic.
>But we do get
> sick of people trying to shove supplements down our throat, when study
> after study has shown western vegans already get more than enough. I got
> 60-80 g a day without even trying- on a 1200 calorie diet (no, that's
> not my normal caloric intake, I was really on a diet).
For an athlete, 60-80 grams might very well be to low.
>> But there are often negative health effects from getting too much of
> something in the same way there are for getting too little. Or am I
> mistaken in believing too much protein, without adequate carbohydrates,
> actually causes muscular breakdown (ketosis) because the body can't
> metabolize the protein properly?
You are incorrect.
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Will Brink
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