• _number8_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    and people get so pissy about like ‘where is muh serving of protein??’ like just because you saw an infograph as a child doesn’t mean you have to have a hunk of a living creature every meal

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        1 year ago

        You know what has protein? Every whole plant food. You don’t need a dedicated part of a meal that is high in protein when the whole meal contains protein.

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          That’s delusional.

          Different plants have different macros. Ofc there are plants with high protein but don’t go around spouting carrots and fruit are a balanced diet. You need beans, legumes, nuts, etc.

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      There’s nothing childish about paying attention to macros. If you’ve ever spent time doing any programmed exercising that includes making linear progress, you know the difference protein can make. And it’s hard to achieve even when you’re not extremely limited in ingredients.

      I’m not knocking vegan or vegetarian diets. Just saying it’s not at all easy, and that protein matters a lot.

      Also most vegetarian Indian food is absolutely loaded with butter/ghee. It’s not “healthy.”

      Italy and Japan life expectancy: 84 years.

      India: 70 years.

      Drastic differences.

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        I think the poverty and lack of access to healthcare in some areas might be a bigger drag on life expectancy than cooking with butter, especially when a fair number of Italian dishes also include butter.

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        Turkey (lots and lots of meat): 78 years.

        Life expectancy is not a good scale.

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      1 year ago

      like just because you saw an infograph as a child doesn’t mean you have to have a hunk of a living creature every meal

      Especially when said infographic was not only wrong, but also propaganda.