The non-digestible fibers in plants are highly desirable. Lycopene is protective against prostate cancer and has antioxidant properties superior to beta-carotene. Cooked tomatoes offer more absorbable lycopene than raw and may release more cholecystokinin from the digestive tract, which turns off appetite. Legumes such as Soya contain phytoestrogens that protect against breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. If your skin is not exposed to sun, you take Vitamin D as a supplement.
Many people are unaware that vegetable foods have enough protein to maintain athletic body-building.
The only trick is to combine vegetable foods so that the set of nine essential amino acids is complete. Use 4 vegetable choices per meal. If you wish, the addition of small portions of poultry, fish, or red meat easily completes the daily requirement for protein. These discussions of the Alpha Nutrition Program are continued in the Program Manual.