Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Annette: The truth as I know it is we just do not know. I have a degree in Biochemistry (1995) and it helps me to think about food in a different way but no one is studying the difference between raw and cooked protein or how mush is too little or even how much is too much. Too much protein is acknowledge by the medical industry (they are too money driven for me to call them a profession any more as a factor in heart disease (atherosclerosis, carpel tunnel / repetitive motion injuries and osteoporosis) Billions of dollars are being spent on research on marginal improvements for different drugs but little on asking simple questions such as yours that would help all of us. Let's keep asking the question! The facts are: 1 We know most people get too much protein (if we could only convince the " lied to majority " ) and 2 We do not know how little we actually need. A big lie repeated is very powerful.. Bill In a message dated 6/19/05 10:55:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, rawfood writes: > Annette " <cloudriver > Protein (amounts) > > Perhaps I'm doing some fuzzy thinking this morning ... > > Someone brought me a present of a protein drink mix containing soy. > (Yes, they know I eat raw. Since it's a Juice Plus+ product, which is > touted to be raw, they thought it would be okay, forgetting, I guess, > that the soy wouldn't be raw.) Anyway, along with saying that I don't > consume soy, I added that I wouldn't drink a protein drink, that > people get too much protein as it is, and most of today's maladies are > caused by an overconsumption of protein. > > One of the responses back was, " So how much protein is the right amount? " > > Well, I know the 80-10-10 formula. I don't know how this translates to > grams of protein. > > In a raw food newsletter received today, it was written " A daily > consumption of twenty to forty grams of protein is appropriate for > most people. Generally, this should make up between 10% to 40% of your > daily calorie intake. " > > I know that the percentages are too high. I don't know about the grams. > > So, my response on how much is appropriate should be " ten percent of > daily caloric intake " rather than stated in grams, right? > > Annette > (who, to avoid embarrassment, should probably have not sent this to > the group) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Hi Bill. ahh...the onion continues to unpeel - a degree in biochemistry, eh? I saw an article the other day that said that many people with that degree these days, end up in " food science " interestin, huh? rawfood , wMilmoe@a... wrote: > Annette: > > The truth as I know it is we just do not know. I have a degree in > Biochemistry (1995) and it helps me to think about food in a different way but no one is > studying the difference between raw and cooked protein or how mush is too > little or even how much is too much. Too much protein is acknowledge by the > medical industry (they are too money driven for me to call them a profession any > more as a factor in heart disease (atherosclerosis, carpel tunnel / repetitive > motion injuries and osteoporosis) Billions of dollars are being spent on > research on marginal improvements for different drugs but little on asking simple > questions such as yours that would help all of us. > > Let's keep asking the question! The facts are: > 1 We know most people get too much protein (if we could only convince the > " lied to majority " ) and there was a great email floating around today about some of the reasons for this....it's long..I may post it as a text file over on RawSchool. > 2 We do not know how little we actually need. from the LSHS, I've seen estimates as low as 16-20g/day of raw. > > A big lie repeated is very powerful.. wonderfully true..and the power is in the repeating of it: like, Weapons of Mass Destruction....over, and over and over... Thanks, Bill - I enjoy your posts. all the best, Bob > > Bill > > > In a message dated 6/19/05 10:55:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > rawfood writes: > > > > Annette " <cloudriver> > > Protein (amounts) > > > > Perhaps I'm doing some fuzzy thinking this morning ... > > > > Someone brought me a present of a protein drink mix containing soy. > > (Yes, they know I eat raw. Since it's a Juice Plus+ product, which is > > touted to be raw, they thought it would be okay, forgetting, I guess, > > that the soy wouldn't be raw.) Anyway, along with saying that I don't > > consume soy, I added that I wouldn't drink a protein drink, that > > people get too much protein as it is, and most of today's maladies are > > caused by an overconsumption of protein. > > > > One of the responses back was, " So how much protein is the right amount? " > > > > Well, I know the 80-10-10 formula. I don't know how this translates to > > grams of protein. > > > > In a raw food newsletter received today, it was written " A daily > > consumption of twenty to forty grams of protein is appropriate for > > most people. Generally, this should make up between 10% to 40% of your > > daily calorie intake. " > > > > I know that the percentages are too high. I don't know about the grams. > > > > So, my response on how much is appropriate should be " ten percent of > > daily caloric intake " rather than stated in grams, right? > > > > Annette > > (who, to avoid embarrassment, should probably have not sent this to > > the group) > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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