cyberheater

I just wanted to check that this research is right.

"The protein combining hypothesis was given wings in Frances Moore Lappé's 1971 bestseller Diet for a Small Planet. Her conclusion, however, was based on interpretation of studies performed in the early 1900's on the growth of rats. In later editions of Diet for a Small Planet, as early as 1981, Lappé herself reversed her opinion that protein combining is necessary. In the tenth anniversary edition of Diet for a Small Planet, Lappé writes:
"In 1971 I stressed protein complementarity because I assumed that the only way to get enough protein ... was to create a protein as usable by the body as animal protein. In combating the myth that meat is the only way to get high-quality protein, I reinforced another myth. I gave the impression that in order to get enough protein without meat, considerable care was needed in choosing foods. Actually, it is much easier than I thought.

"With three important exceptions, there is little danger of protein deficiency in a plant food diet. The exceptions are diets very heavily dependent on [1] fruit or on [2] some tubers, such as sweet potatoes or cassava, or on [3] junk food (refined flours, sugars, and fat). Fortunately, relatively few people in the world try to survive on diets in which these foods are virtually the sole source of calories.

In all other diets, if people are getting enough calories, they are virtually certain of getting enough protein."[1]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_combining

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pauly7582

Maybe this applies for sedentary 70kg joe public. but animal sources of protein for a 230lb lifter using gear is a must IMO.

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