Now, while animal protein was associated with increased risk of infertility, consuming protein from
vegetable sources appeared to have the opposite effect — protecting, improving fertility.
Not exact matches
Along with other brassica
vegetables, kale is also a
source of Indole -3-carbinol, a chemical which boosts DNA repair in cells and
appears to block the growth of cancer cells.
Broccoli
appears to be the best, but not only,
source and Dr. Greger suggests eating a variety of cruciferous
vegetables in his Daily Dozen (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-gregers-daily-dozen-checklist/)
Unlike some other categories of
vegetables, sea
vegetables do not
appear to depend on carotenoids and flavonoids for their antioxidant benefits, because in additional to these two important categories of antioxidants, sea
vegetables contain several other types, including alkaloid antioxidants.Sea
vegetables are an excellent
source of iodine, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B2.
What they found is that A) yes, protein restriction
appears to work in middle - aged humans, and B) very high (> 20 % E) protein diets are less harmful if from
vegetable sources.
In fact, it
appears that for the most part of our evolution we subsided on very little relative carbohydrate content in general, apart from those found naturally in
vegetables and other plant
sources besides wheat, and therefore it makes sense for us to try and eliminate the «poor quality», processed wheat - based ones from our diet.
Hi Ken, since for body building / strength training it does
appear that somewhat higher protein intakes may be needed for optimal results (ISSN position stand), I use Vega Sport performance protein after strength training workouts as a quick
source of 30 grams
vegetable protein, and it actually tastes delicious (Vanilla tastes like cake batter and is only sweetened with Stevia!)
In studies that examined the
source of fiber, researchers found that fiber from whole grains, but not from fruit or
vegetable sources,
appears to exert the protective effect in reducing risk for developing type 2 diabetes.36 - 38
However, the
source of fiber
appears to be important, as cereal fiber but not fruit or
vegetable fiber intake has been inversely associated with risk for diabetes in several studies (Salmeron et al., 1997b).