Flashback Friday: Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein?

Nutritional quality indices show plant-based diets are the healthiest, but do vegetarians and vegans reach the recommended daily intake of protein?

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[WeissM]

Jeez, you made me worry about my daily fiber intake and I had to check. It turns out I already made the minimum in just one meal.
Being a vegan feels great. I've started to crave broccoli. I used to hate broccoli!

[aeroplaneguy]

Mr. Greger the non profit channel helping millions of people... What a great mam. Seriously. You rarely find men like that.

[unicornguy]

"If you don't know where to get protein, you don't know beans!" - Dr. Michael Greger

[tonymartinez]

Muchas gracias por los subs en español!

[Ina_m]

Haha tell them Dr Geger!! Love this one!

[Anarcath]

People don’t know how ridiculously easy it is to consume fibre. I track my nutrition intake on the app Cronometer and I systematically get around twice as much fibre on average day. Eating healthy is so fucking easy!!!

[craigbrowne]

TROLL ALERT...   RWS and Kenneth are the same troll.

[supersilverhazeroker]

What happens when you don't gradually increase your fibre intake but jump from whatever you were eating on a standard western diet to 100g of fibre a day? cause that's what i did 5 or 6 years ago.

[Herr_Vorragender]

I've been vegetarian since 24 years, started at 14.

I was told time and time again, in order to build muscle, you MUST eat 1.5 grams protein per kilo body weight every day.
42 grams is no where near that.
Here's the thing. If a boy is let's say 60 kg heavy, he must eat 90 grams protein per day. Just so that this boy can grow up.
Eating less must therefore mean this boy will not grow properly.
Eating less than average of 42 grams must mean disastrous effects in body development.


The 1.5 grams protein per kilo body weight per day never made logical sense to me.

[playerone]

According to cronometer, 500g of cooked black beans is only 22% of protein. So I need to eat 2kg of beans every day to cover my basic needs?

[jonsmith]

This contradicts another 'protein' video that you posted, describing a formula for calculation of the correct amount of protein needed daily. Under those guidelines, a 150 lb. individual such as myself would need about 62 grams daily, not 42..

[Niekomojo]

All humans need creatine though, not sure how vegetarians would be getting enough of that.

[Anarcath]

I’m very happy that Americans don’t eat nearly enough fruits and vegetables. Because if they did, the price of fruits and veggies would skyrocket and I wouldn’t be able to afford them. So go ahead, everybody, eat steaks to your hearts’ attack... er... I mean content.

[HenchHerbivore]

I'm twice the size of the vast majority of ppl that tell me we need meat for protein. They still struggle to get it, bless them.

[sooooooooDark]

42 grams
ha
what school girl r u referencing
i doubt u can even hit the rdas (which r 50% too low anyways) of all essential aminoacids if u go by the 42g recommendation
never go below 1.2g/kg bodyweight or u will look like a loser and have no morning wood/lose period

[redchakra]

Wow, I learn so much about protein in this video.... What a clickbait 😂

[sam]

You need alot more than 40g if you want to build muscle optimally (which you should cause its good for your health)

[bart]

First off 40 grams of proteins is no way near enough for an athlete to recover efficiently . Second u never discusses protein quality and bioavialablity. Most vegan protein are not complete protein and non of them assamilate in ur body the way meats dairy and egg protein does.