Sentences with phrase «than animal sources»

The chair of Harvard's nutrition department [Walter Willett], who in his «Essentials of Healthy Eating: A Guide,» explains about picking «the best protein packages by emphasizing plant sources of protein rather than animal sources.»

And so, one of his top three recommendations is we should emphasize plant sources of protein, rather than animal sources.

Since foods are a package deal, Dr. Walter Willet, the Chair of Harvard's nutrition department, recommends we emphasize plant sources of protein, rather than animal sources.

A vegetarian diet is one that relies on plant foods rather than animal sources.

Not exact matches

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.

If you do it for ethics reasons, know there are ways to ethically source animal products and more than one way to look at that issue, which I won't describe here.

Some vegan protein sources are better than others and some animal sources are better than others.

Some sources suggest that soy has less of an impact on insulin than animal protein.

Lamb and mutton (sheep older than 12 months) are the primary source of animal protein across regions in North Africa, the Middle East, India, and parts of Europe.

Spirulina is a unique food because it's a COMPLETE source of protein and per ounce, it contains more protein than any other food on earth, even animal products.

It has been reported that 21 % of consumers believe proteins from plant sources are «more healthful» than they did a year ago, whereas only 12 % believe the same about animal proteins.

«With more than 2,000 restaurants in our global footprint, our goal is to have a considerable impact on sustainable sourcing in our industry as well as drive humane treatment of animals throughout our supply chain.»

Because these contain less protein and more fat (albeit healthy fat) than animal foods, I think they're really best used as snacks and not as your protein source in meals.

Protein from animal sources is believed to cause more leaching of calcium than protein derived from vegetable sources.

These formulas use different animal protein sources than you'll see in typical dog food, like poultry and beef, so they can be a great way to pamper your pooch as well as take care of various food intolerances your dog may have.

Perhaps Polis» most important contribution was assembling a list of cannibalism - related generalizations under which most examples of invertebrate cannibalism could be placed: 1) Immature animals get eaten more often than adults; 2) Many animals, particularly invertebrates, do not recognize individuals of their own kind, especially eggs and immature stages, which are simply regarded as a food source; 3) Females are more often cannibalistic than males; 4) Cannibalism increases with hunger and a concurrent decrease in alternative forms of nutrition; and 5) Cannibalism is often directly related to the degree of overcrowding in a given population.

Enormous animal farms remain a source of danger, a far greater danger to people than new viruses emerging straight out of nature.

The results are published in the scientific journal Food & Nutrition in the article: Meals based on vegetable protein sources (beans and peas) are more satiating than meals based on animal protein sources (veal and pork)-- a randomized cross-over meal test study.

There still seems something unpleasant about shifting our view of these animals towards a source of food rather than as companions on the same planet.

Analysis revealed that trans fats from both animal and vegetable sources were significantly more abundant in the fat tissues of heart attack patients than in the healthy volunteers.

In fact, they occur wherever animals live in «bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to by environmental factors such as a food source or safe sleeping site.

Pinpointing the source is also important because it is possible, although not well established, that animal feces are less virulent than human feces.

Blanch considers that knowing the source of the pollution is also important from a health - risk perspective, «given that human pathogens present in water are significantly more contagious than those of animal origin,» concludes the scientist.

Both studies identified «hot spots,» where PFAA levels were significantly higher than in animals tested at other sites, an indication that the contaminants were emitted by a nearby source.

However, recent research, mostly in insects and nematodes, has highlighted that bacterial to animal LGTs may in fact be a much more important source of novel gene evolution than was originally thought [2], [3].

A 2009 study found that children who consumed the most protein from animal sources entered puberty about seven months earlier than those who consumed the least.

«Our findings suggest that people should consider eating more plant proteins than animal proteins,» said Dr. Song, «and when they do choose among sources of animal protein, fish and chicken are probably better choices.»

Pregnant women might also find that they attract more mosquitoes than usual — possibly because expectant moms emit more carbon dioxide, the gas that draws mosquitoes toward human and animal food sources.

Their traditional diet consisted of only 3 % of calories from animal sources and less than 10 % of calories from fat.

Not only is fish often lower in fat than other animal proteins, many varieties are also a source of omega - 3 fatty acids.

That's more than a third of the protein you need every day — with none of the artery - clogging cholesterol you get when you opt for an animal source of complete protein like red meat.

Although there are many plant - based sources of iron, it is harder for the body to absorb vegan - sources of iron than animal - based sources, so supplementation might be needed.

What this means is simple — for optimal metabolic health, focus on eating protein from plant sources rather than from animal products.

The shocking results of the study is that many protein powders had significant levels of contaminants and overall, plant - based protein powders had higher levels of contaminants than those made from animal sources, containing on average twice as much lead and measurably higher amounts of other contaminants.

Animal products tend to be a much better source of branched chain amino acids and essential amino acids than plants.

Thus, my sources suggest that the dietary intake of AA (directly from animal fats) may have a more important effect on body levels of AA than the LA to AA conversion.

Vitamin D deficiency is more common in vegetarians because the only other source of Vitamin D other than sunlight exposure is animal foods.

Vegetarians claim that the body's requirements for vitamin A can be met with carotenes from vegetable sources, but many people — particularly infants, children, diabetics and individuals with poor thyroid function — can not make this conversion.7 Furthermore, studies have shown that our bodies can not convert carotenes into vitamin A without the presence of fat in the diet.8 Dr. Price discovered that the diets of healthy isolated peoples contained at least ten times more vitamin A from animal sources than found in the American diet of his day.

Eating an all animal diet would result in far more nutritional deficiencies than would a diet sourced from plants, bacteria, fungi and algal sources.

Golden peas provide a sustainable protein source using less water and less land than animal proteins.

We know that children who are raised on farms and exposed to more microbes, animal dander, and dirt are less likely to have allergies, asthma, and autoimmune conditions than their city kid peers (source).

In general, animal sources have more protein than plant sources.

Not only do plants carry a higher yield of protein per 100 grams than animal foods, but their antioxidants, complex carbohydrates and fiber offer health promoting properties, including anti-aging, energy balancing, and anti-inflammatory effects, making plants a much better source of protein for humans.

which said «We found that the short - term impact of purine from plant sources on the risk of gout attacks was substantially smaller than that from animal purine sources.

A high percentage of that fat is in the form of lauric acid which has a different chemical composition than, let's say, animal sources of saturated fat.

You will also likely be eating more carbs than those who can eat meat and other animal sources.

Your body uses plant - based iron more efficiently, and you are far less likely to develop iron toxicity than with iron from animal or synthetic sources.

They provide the building blocks for your cell membranes and a variety of hormones and hormone like substances that are essential to your health, and saturated fats from animal and vegetable sources (such as meat, dairy, certain oils, and tropical plants like coconut) provide a concentrated source of energy in your diet — a source of energy that is far more ideal than carbohydrates, and that's why I chose these two specific «keys» in combination, because when you cut down on carbs, you generally need to increase your fat consumption.

Thus, the bioavailability of zinc from grains and plant foods is lower than that from animal foods, although many grain - and plant - based foods are still good sources of zinc [2].

The actual scientific explanation why these whole plants are a better nutrition source than animal products is still being researched.