Do Vegetarians Get Enough Protein?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 06/06/2014

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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All of my videos on protein can be found at https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/protein/

The only nutrient Americans may be more deficient in than fiber is potassium. See 98% of American Diets Potassium Deficient (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/98-of-american-diets-potassium-deficient/). For more on how S.A.D. the Standard American Diet is, see Nation's Diet in Crisis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nations-diet-in-crisis/).

Americans eating meat-free diets average higher intakes of nearly every nutrient. See my video Nutrient-Dense Approach to Weight Management (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/nutrient-dense-approach-to-weight-management/).

Isn't animal protein higher quality protein though? See my videos
• Higher Quality May Mean Higher Risk (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/higher-quality-may-mean-higher-risk/)
• Starving Cancer with Methionine Restriction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/starving-cancer-with-methionine-restriction/)
• Caloric Restriction vs. Animal Protein Restriction (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/caloric-restriction-vs-animal-protein-restriction/)

For more on protein, see: Plant Protein Preferable 
(http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-protein-preferable/) and Prostate Cancer Survival: The A/V Ratio (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-cancer-survival-the-av-ratio/)

And for a few on fiber:
• Dr. Burkitt's F-Word Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dr-burkitts-f-word-diet/)
• How Fiber Lowers Cholesterol (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-fiber-lowers-cholesterol/)
• Beans and the Second Meal Effect (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/beans-and-the-second-meal-effect/)
• Fiber vs. Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fiber-vs-breast-cancer/)

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