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I know what Peat said, but there have to be options. As long as I dont fill me up with PUFAs
Folate is necessary to transfer methyl groups to uracil yielding thymidine. In the absence of dietary folate, uracil is incorporated into DNA in place of thymidine. This is unstable and can lead to chain breaks (in vitro at least).Although adequate for preventing clinical deficiency, currently recommended levels of dietary folic acid intake (resulting in folate plasma concentrations 2.5 ng/ml) may not be optimal for maintaining DNA stability.
I just had to post this. This is not generally talked about and I found this study. This is one good reason to eat some plant foods....purine pools and reduced DNA repair capacity (31). Diets lacking in fresh fruit and vegetables will be low in both folic acid and antioxidants. Increased exposure to endogenous oxygen free radicals as a result of lower antioxidant defense, combined with increased strand breakage, uracil misincorporation, and defective repair resulting from folate deficiency, thus may potentiate DNA instability...
I read a few classic nitrogen balance studies that indicated that a 180 pound person achieves balance at around 35 grams of protein per day. It's easy to surpass this just eating fruit, leaves, and coconuts. Protein deficiency is basically impossible unless you eat refined food.Its due time for me to stop eating animals but are there recommendable plant based proteins like hemp,pea,etc?
I'm not sure he's quite said that.Ray Peat says that veganism is not nutritionally optimal, so this might not be the forum for your specific needs.
Out of curiosity, is it possible for you to be a bit more specific with this statement and provide some clarity to this? ie. when you say Peat has stated that the protein in beans (legumes) may have downsides, what exactly are you referring to? Do you mean in terms of the amino acid profile or something else? thank youI think he has said there is more than PUFA to be concerned with in relying too heavily on beans for protein - the protein itself in beans may have some down sides in large quantities.
Beans, as well as grains, contain phytic acid,some enzyme inhibitors,etc.
I think I also need to check pulses, temperature,etc.
Is anyone familiar with “vegan solution“ by matt stone?
I'm not sure he's quite said that.
What I recall is that he's said that he's not been permitted accesss to the reagents to test the make-up of a range of fruits, as he would like to do, to see whether it would be possible to cover all the protein needs that way.
He has also said that leaves contain good protein, though there are down sides to eating large enough amounts of leaves. As well as potatoes having high quality protein.
I think he has said there is more than PUFA to be concerned with in relying too heavily on beans for protein - the protein itself in beans may have some down sides in large quantities.
I think if your aim is to not eat meat, but you are OK with including some eggs and milk along with a range of fruit and vegetables, and your digestion is good with them, you can probably do fine.
The concerns with endotoxin can probably be somewhat mitigated - choosing foods that are easier for your gut to digest (many people find beans difficult and gassy, even if they are prepared in relatively good ways), keeping transit time good, and maybe using other tactics to keep the microbiota from getting out of hand.
I don't think he was implying that he was considering eating all fruit.Not to mention the sheer amount of fruit you would need to eat to get the minimal protein requirements, which makes that approach very difficult.
I don't think he was implying that he was considering eating all fruit.