RE: Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?
January 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
(This post was last modified: January 21, 2014 at 8:05 am by Anomalocaris.)
Uhh, no, again.
1. Not all proteins are broken down into amino acids during digestive processes before absorption. At least some proteins are absorbed entirely intact, others only partially broken down into segments larger than individual amino acids. It is true this is not well studied, but it clearly happens. Otherwise you can't get mad cow's disease by eating infected beef. So which protein matters.
2. Where the proteins come from strongly effects the digestability of the protein, so it strongly effects the actual absorption of proteins and their amino acids. Even those proteins that give the same nominal digestive end product effects you differently in term how much amino acids you get in relation to how much calories and how much other nutrient you take up. sSo where the protein come from, in itself, also matters.
1. Not all proteins are broken down into amino acids during digestive processes before absorption. At least some proteins are absorbed entirely intact, others only partially broken down into segments larger than individual amino acids. It is true this is not well studied, but it clearly happens. Otherwise you can't get mad cow's disease by eating infected beef. So which protein matters.
2. Where the proteins come from strongly effects the digestability of the protein, so it strongly effects the actual absorption of proteins and their amino acids. Even those proteins that give the same nominal digestive end product effects you differently in term how much amino acids you get in relation to how much calories and how much other nutrient you take up. sSo where the protein come from, in itself, also matters.
