"Plant-Based and Vegan Diets in Sport & Exercise" with Dr Nanci Guest
We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast
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What Does the Evidence Say About Protein?
Protein is an area that has unfairly added a bias to how people look at the potential benefits of a plant based or vegan diet. Most plant derived proteins have a lower essential amino acid content when compared to animal drie proteins. And i think it's becoming more important with respect to global needs in the future of where we're going to get our proteinad from sustainable sources. Looking at proteins that are requiring less water, land and energy in comparison to animal source proteins.
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