Hi, I am a dietetics student and I am working on a persuasive argument presentation to prove that plant based proteins are better (or at least no different)
than animal based protein in muscle building.
Some thoughts regarding your question: Dr. Greger's video talks about energy density in foods and while it is true that plant based foods are on average less energy dense
than animal based foods, it is also true that some plant based foods are some of the highest energy dense foods on the planet... think of oils, processed sugar and white floor products.
Also plant sat fat is supposed to be much less harmful
than animal based sat fat.
Not exact matches
While startups like Impossible Foods are focused on developing plant -
based alternatives to the proteins that give meat its flavor, Future Meat Technologies and Memphis Meats are trying to use
animal cells themselves to grow meat, rather
than basically harvesting it from dead
animals.
«Plant -
based protein is growing almost, at this point, a little faster
than animal -
based, so I think the migration may continue in that direction.»
Food scientists are examining
animal products at the molecular level and sourcing plants with matching proteins and nutrients to create delicious plant -
based meats, eggs, and dairy products that are healthier and more sustainable
than conventional
animal products.
GFI argues that though it is true that plant -
based products already exist, there may be significant room for the improvement of plant -
based technology, and improving plant -
based technology may yield shorter - term traction, i.e., greater market share,
than the cultured foods.119 Recently developed plant -
based products already seem to seem to represent improvements from past products; for example, the Impossible Burger, released in 2016, has received favorable reviews from vegans and omnivores alike.120 GFI's fostering and promotion of the development of similarly popular plant -
based products could cause a significant reduction in the demand for
animal products, particularly if they focus on plant -
based chicken and fish and if they convince institutions to serve the plant -
based products rather
than animal products.121
GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient
than animal -
based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that,
based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.
GFI's innovation department has two primary areas of focus — firstly, encouraging scientists and entrepreneurs to join the plant -
based and cultured meat industries, and secondly, supporting the ongoing success of existing companies in the industry.26 They have assembled a list of potential companies
based on what they believe are promising ideas that have not been capitalized on, 27 and they have developed a list of more
than 220 entrepreneurs and scientists, many of whom take part in monthly video calls led by GFI.28 In the last year, they have had some success in assisting in the founding of a plant -
based meat company in India, Good Dot, and a plant -
based fish company in the U.S., SeaCo.29 The companies have both raised millions in venture capital and are making progress towards competition with
animal products.30 Although venture capitalist funding is a good indication that the companies themselves will be successful, and while the companies might not exist without GFI, it is unclear what portion of the responsibility for the companies» outcomes should be attributed to GFI.
Plant -
based dairy products such as milk continue to take market share from the sales of conventional milk in the U.S., with sales in the former category growing as sales in the latter category decline.45 It seems likely that cultured meat products will have similar effects, sometimes replacing plant -
based products, but also replacing products of
animal agriculture — particularly because they will likely be harder to distinguish by taste and texture
than current substitutes.
They work with corporations to increase the availability of
animal product alternatives and have developed a «restaurant report card» to score the top 100 chain restaurants according to their plant -
based options.22 In general, we think that corporate outreach is a relatively effective
animal advocacy intervention, though we are less certain of the effects of promoting plant -
based options in restaurants
than we are of the effects of working with corporations to implement welfare reforms.
In his famous book, «The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money,» Keynes writes, «a large proportion of our positive activities depend on spontaneous optimism rather
than on a mathematical expectation, whether moral or hedonistic or economic... if the
animal spirits are dimmed and the spontaneous optimism falters, leaving us to depend on nothing but a mathematical expectation, enterprise will fade and die; though fears of loss may have a
basis no more reasonable
than hopes of profit had before.»
«
Animal spirits» thus refers to the tendency to for investment prices to rise and fall
based on human emotion rather
than intrinsic value.
Whether or not there is a heaven, as reward, I would rather strive to a truly higher ideal,
than live down to a common «social norm» that degrades us to mere
animal status, living for our own pleasure and telling us that our more
base desires are good, natural and should not be considered something to be overcome.
I'm not saying the unnecessary suffering of
animals is good, or moral, but rather pointing out that your perspective on the subject is no more rational, no more
based on fact,
than that of the people you are arguing against.
Science can discern, in the hundreds of thousands (probably millions) of years (Since Mankind's behavior on the «tree of Life» is rather that of a flowering
than of an ordinary shoot, it is possible that the estimate of several million years,
based on the average longevity of
animal forms, should be materially reduced to allow for the acceleration due to the totalization of the Noosphere.)
Nothing like being called a depraved
animal, a rat, scum, garbage, less
than human or any of the other names that atheists get called on a regular
basis, not to mention no threats of eternal torture.
Nonetheless, the media are awash with conflicting food studies, and confused consumers are eating more
animal -
based foods
than ever before.
And yeah, you can convince yourself that vegan junk food is slightly less bad
than its
animal -
based counterpart, but that still doesn't mean it's a good idea to eat every day.
Even the vegetables that are high in protein (for plant -
based foods) are lower in calories
than animal -
based foods, so you'll need more calories to get the protein you need.
I'd gladly take a simple vitamin B12 supplement on a plant
based diet
than ingest the harmful tradeoffs of saturated fats from
animal tissue to fortify my body with B - 12.
Try over 85 % of daily calories from whole plant -
based products and less
than 5 % from
animal products.
According to the guidelines, a diet higher in plant -
based foods and lower in
animal -
based foods is more health - promoting and «is associated with less environmental impact
than is the current U.S. diet.»
With more
than 50 years of experience in the industry, Parques Reunidos operates a well - diversified portfolio of 62 different attraction parks,
animal parks, water parks, family entertainment centers and other attractions that are visited by roughly 20 million people on an annual
basis.
You can start eating for the planet by doing nothing more
than choosing a delicious plant -
based meal over one laden with
animal products.
«No matter how you slice it the science will say, plants are good for you and better for the planet
than an
animal -
based diet.»
Forty - six per cent of Americans said that plant -
based proteins are better for you
than animal -
based options, Mintel said, and 76 % said they believe plant -
based foods are healthy.
«The opportunity for plant -
based proteins appears more as a complement to
animal -
based proteins
than as a wholesale replacement, as our research shows that many consumers are interested in plant -
based proteins but still view meat as an important part of a balanced diet,» Mr. Roberts said.
Plant -
based foods are generally healthier
than eating
animals and dairy, but just because it's vegan doesn't mean it is the healthiest thing for you.
Rather
than use traditional
animal -
based «fining» or filtering agents, such as egg white, gelatin, isinglass or casein, vegan wines employ plant -
based alternatives to remove bacteria and improve clarity and taste.
Its protein content is comparable to the high protein content of
animal based proteins and is less inflammatory
than whey or casein.
Rather
than viewing soil, plants,
animals, humans and the planet separately, the principles of organic farming are
based upon treating all of these as one interconnected entity.
I feel so much better and more satisfied now eating whole plant foods
than I ever did eating high - protein
animal -
based foods.
Amino acids from rice protein appear slower into the bloodstream over time
than whey, providing bodybuilders and other athletes with a plant -
based alternative to
animal -
based whey protein to enhance their performance and body composition over a longer period of time.
GFI reports that as their scientists investigate further, they have become more optimistic — because clean meat is so much more efficient
than animal -
based meat.102 One of their senior scientists, Dr. Liz Specht, has met with venture capital firms and other venture investors to present technology plans of specific clean meat companies and their pathways to commercialization.103 GFI further reports that,
based partly on her analysis, many leading venture capital investors and firms have become much more interested in clean meat companies.
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Than Animal -
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Resources:
Animal -
based protein (whey) requires 6 times more water to produce
than protein from plants.
• The building and maintenance of muscle in comparison to
animal -
based whey protein; • Its superior attributes of the amino acid leucine; • Increased satiety; • Ability to affect skeletal muscle hypertrophy in a geriatric population and • Slower absorption
than whey to aid in athletic endurance.
(Los Angeles, CA October 3, 2014)-- A 2014 third - party, double - blind, crossover study at the University of Tampa, has shown that Oryzatein ® brown rice protein absorbs slower into the bloodstream over time
than whey, providing bodybuilders and other athletes with a plant -
based alternative to
animal -
based whey protein to enhance their endurance.
«In the past, studies have shown that the combination of resistance exercise with consumption of
animal - derived protein (such as whey, casein, eggs, meat) has had a different effect on muscle growth
than when resistance exercise was paired with plant -
based protein such as soy,» said Dr. Jaeger, one of the studies authors.
«In the past, studies have shown that the combination of resistance exercise with consumption of
animal - derived protein (such as whey, casein, eggs, meat) has had a different effect on muscle growth
than when resistance exercise was paired with plant -
based protein such as soy,» said Ralf Jaeger, FISSN, CISSN, MBA.
«In the past, studies have shown that the combination of resistance exercise with consumption of
animal - derived protein (such as whey, casein, eggs, meat) has had a different effect on muscle growth
than when resistance exercise was paired with plant -
based protein such soy,» said Dr. Jaeger.
I brought up processed food and sugar because I feel that these are far more detrimental to our health
than natural fats, be they
animal or plant
based.
Soyrizo, a fresh, healthier take on the traditional chorizo, has 65 % fewer calories and 80 % less fat
than its
animal -
based counterpart.
I guess someone was beacuse a few short days later while browsing facebook a friend of mine (that lives less
than a mile away and I see on a frequent
basis) posted a picture of an adorable little
animal she knitted as a baby gift for a friend of ours.
Kids might begin to organize their dinosaurs into mean ones and nice ones rather
than distinguishing between the
animals based on more overt physical properties.
A 2014 report to the UK Council for Science and Technology, for instance, concluded that «it is not appropriate to have a regulatory framework that is
based on the premise that GM crops are more hazardous
than crop varieties produced by conventional plant breeding», citing two decades of extensive studies that have not revealed significant risks to human,
animal or environmental health.
Under the final rules, institutional panels will have the authority to approve
animal experiments for entire programs and projects rather
than the experiment - by - experiment
basis envisioned in the initial proposal.
Based on the scattering of shell fragments, the
animals were certainly eaten along with the wood rather
than being later visitors to the dung heap.
The idea was to determine the potential need for DNA -
based identification; clearly live
animals are easier to identify without the need for DNA analysis
than parts or derivatives.