I seem to recall an article many years ago about with the advent of fire, humans were able to cook meat which allowed their brains to develop better which made us more intelligent. I can see that correlation with decreased use of meat causing something like that to happen.
By the way, the documentary I cited above, goes into this assertion a bit, in a reevaluation of the fossil record (which motivated that 10 year old book), using more accurate current analyses, and finds an entirely different, and surprising, result.
What's really true, I don't know...just find it all interesting.
I was just looking at this yesterday: there was a study where 75% of plant-based protein powders tested positive for lead, whereas animal-based protein powders performed much better. I think a lot of vegans drink soy and pea protein powders to get enough protein in their diet. And powders labeled "organic" did even worse on top of that. I think it would be interesting to do a study looking at vegans and exposure to heavy metals like lead/cadmium.
> I think a lot of vegans drink soy and pea protein powders to get enough protein in their diet.
Actually a common misconception, most vegans get more than enough protein in their diet eating a relatively healthy/varietal diet. The exceptions would be people particularly concerned with their protein intake, namely athletes, bodybuilders/weight lifters specifically.
I eat meat but jeez, the study’s author is incredibly motivated to be biased:
“She has, however, consulted for and advised: The Meat Advisory Panel, Marlow Foods (Quorn), the Health Supplement Information Service and the British Egg Information Service, amongst others.”
As might be expected, the source quoted in the article is someone who has worked as a lobbyist for meat and eggs. They seem to be especially active lately.
While true that organ meat is especially high in choline, even many meat eaters avoid it. For vegetarians, eggs have over double the amount of choline you'll get from steak. Two a day is all you need.
If you ate nothing else all day, you could achieve the recommended daily intake of choline with about a pound of tofu, but chocolate, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, spinach, nuts, and seeds are also high in it. Anyone who eats a variety of fresh foods will likely be fine.
It's also interesting to watch lobbyists for the beef industry stupefyingly try contradicting scientists, as if their propaganda is some sort of truth, rather than agenda.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 23.3 ms ] threadBy the way, the documentary I cited above, goes into this assertion a bit, in a reevaluation of the fossil record (which motivated that 10 year old book), using more accurate current analyses, and finds an entirely different, and surprising, result.
What's really true, I don't know...just find it all interesting.
Here it is: https://www.cleanlabelproject.org/protein-powder/
Actually a common misconception, most vegans get more than enough protein in their diet eating a relatively healthy/varietal diet. The exceptions would be people particularly concerned with their protein intake, namely athletes, bodybuilders/weight lifters specifically.
“She has, however, consulted for and advised: The Meat Advisory Panel, Marlow Foods (Quorn), the Health Supplement Information Service and the British Egg Information Service, amongst others.”
While true that organ meat is especially high in choline, even many meat eaters avoid it. For vegetarians, eggs have over double the amount of choline you'll get from steak. Two a day is all you need.
If you ate nothing else all day, you could achieve the recommended daily intake of choline with about a pound of tofu, but chocolate, cauliflower, broccoli, bok choy, spinach, nuts, and seeds are also high in it. Anyone who eats a variety of fresh foods will likely be fine.
These anti-vegan and anti-vegetarian pieces always have clear ties to the meat and dairy industries.
Anyway, this rebuttal is spot on: https://medium.com/@Kahn642/the-choline-vegan-crisis-a-pseud...
One interesting documentary, which pretty scientifically goes into the pros and cons of plant-based nutrient sourcing, is the following.
https://gamechangersmovie.com/the-film/#
It's also interesting to watch lobbyists for the beef industry stupefyingly try contradicting scientists, as if their propaganda is some sort of truth, rather than agenda.
Enlightening stuff, we thought.