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momof4 wrote:Hi Jeff,
I graduated in '89 with a BS in nutrition, and we were taught about complete proteins. I didn't work in the nutrition field, and didn't learn the truth about this until I read Dr McDougall's book. So I'm wondering if you know when it came out that this wasn't the truth? It's certainly a concept that just won't seem to die!
Quiet Heather wrote:That really makes me wonder why won't it end? [...] Don't they know that it is a myth?
Burgess wrote:In a society not dedicated to reason, "confirmation" of a myth comes from myth-bearers asking for confirmation from others who already believe the myth. The others nod and say, "Of course it is true." Myth "confirmed."
Quiet Heather wrote: [...] makes you wonder what other myths doctors and other healthcare workers are taught in school. Scary.
Quiver0f10 wrote:Recently I got involved in an arguement with a woman who said veganism was bad for you and she quoted alot of Westen Price stuff and also about combining proteins. I was trying to find info on the combining and I found plenty of places saying it was a myth and such, but I couldn't find a single scientific study backing the info I read. Would you happen to have any links to actual studies? I am prefectly content with the way I eat and am not worried that I am not meeting my protein needs, but once I started searching it bugged me that I couldn't find it.
Whats funny though is I googled the references listed on the Price Foundation page on how unhealthy veganism is and every single study I read actually showed vegan/vegetarianism as healthier.
JeffN wrote:Quiver0f10 wrote:Recently I got involved in an arguement with a woman who said veganism was bad for you and she quoted alot of Westen Price stuff and also about combining proteins. I was trying to find info on the combining and I found plenty of places saying it was a myth and such, but I couldn't find a single scientific study backing the info I read. Would you happen to have any links to actual studies? I am prefectly content with the way I eat and am not worried that I am not meeting my protein needs, but once I started searching it bugged me that I couldn't find it.
Whats funny though is I googled the references listed on the Price Foundation page on how unhealthy veganism is and every single study I read actually showed vegan/vegetarianism as healthier.
Greetings,
My first recommendation is not to argue these topics with other people.
Quiver0f10 wrote:R
Whats funny though is I googled the references listed on the Price Foundation page on how unhealthy veganism is and every single study I read actually showed vegan/vegetarianism as healthier.
Quiet Heather wrote:Craziness....you really can't argue with these people.
momof4 wrote:[
So true. It puzzles me to no end when I see people that are wise in other areas in their lives, but when it comes to health, all of the knowledge they have about what makes good science is completely ignored. It's like I meet someone now, and I think they're pretty intelligent, and then they talk matter-of-factly about the space aliens they know. That's exactly how I feel when they start talking about this garbage--I just can't believe anyone really believes it. They're set on wanting to believe stories and charismatic people, rather than science, and that's the road they've chosen.
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