Questions tagged [nutrition]
For questions about nutrition as it relates to veg*nism, such as how to get a specific nutrient in a vegan way.
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Does any combination of a cereal and a legume provide the complete range of amino acids?
I have often heard people saying that any combination of a cereal (rice, wheat, maize, etc) and a legume (pulses, pea, gram, etc.) provides the complete range of amino acids.
Is it true?
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Calcium bioavailability in traditional tofu?
As a vegan, I intend to use tofu as my main source of protein, iron and calcium. Therefore, I am concerned about bioavailability (i.e. absorption divided by intake) of iron and calcium in tofu.
As far ...
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Lecithin content in various oils?
How much lecithin is in various plant oils like olive, sunflower, soybean, canola, safflower, avocado, palm, coconut, etc.? Or in animal fats?
cf. R. W. Bernard, Science Discovers the Physiological ...
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What are the nutritional properties of soy “whey”?
Prompted by this question I would like to know what the nutritional properties of soy whey are.
By soy whey I mean the nearly clear liquid left behind after soya milk has been coagulated to make tofu....
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Does nutritional yeast count as a food or supplement?
The RDA of B12 is 2.4 mcg in food. For supplements, which are not as well absorbed, the recommended dose is 5-10 mcg (and sometimes higher).
So does nooch count as a supplement or food? (Please cite a ...
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Where do vegans get their Omega-3's? [not ALA]
I'm talking specifically EPA and DHA, neither of which are found in any food source except marine biota.
Microalgae is the only vegan source I know of but it's almost nonexistent in most vegan ...
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Which foods benefit from soaking before cooking?
I’ve heard that it’s important for health to soak beans when cooking them from dry. Some people also soak rice or chickpeas. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of somebody soaking lentils.
Why do we soak ...
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Portable/compact endurance food?
I sometimes do bicycle tours where I travel on the order of 12h a day for several days. That is, I need lots of energy a day, and I need to keep this up, so I really shouldn't have an energy deficit.
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Body got skinny and gaunt; caused by not eating meat any more?
Last year I stopped eating meat (for environmental reasons): went from meat every day to one meat meal every one or two weeks (basically only when going out). And since Coronavirus started, this has ...
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Any website to search for foods high in a particular nutrient?
USDA.gov has removed their Food Composition Database through which you were able to search for list of foods high in particular nutrient, such as potassium, vitamin C, etc., and their new Food Data ...
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Could a vegetarian diet indirectly cause vitamin C deficiency?
Obvious answer is no but...
I quickly see a difference when I don't get much fruit (or fruit-juice) for a few weeks, my gums start bleeding more easily and get a bit painful - known consequences of a ...
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Are fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K, an issue on vegan blood test results?
B12, protein, iron, etc are usually the ones we all hear about. But what about fat soluble vitamins? A vegan diet is characteristically low in fat. Lipids or fats are important to absorb these ...
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How much myrosinase do mustard sprouts contain?
It is known that ground mustard seeds contain active myrosinase, but what about soaked or sprouted mustard seeds?
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How long does it take for cholesterol to lower down after switching to veganism?
Once a person switches to veganism, how fast do the cholesterol levels lower?
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Is there a good rule of thumb for eating correctly?
I've been vegan/vegetarian for about 4 years now and my way of making sure I'd eat enough of everything is to mix as much as possible vegetables, fruits, grains...
There's a French recommendation to ...
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After how long will one see symptoms of lack of B12?
Suppose a person goes vegan and neither eats food items with B12 nor supplements, i.e., doesn't take vitamin B12 at all.
After how much time will the symptoms be visible and after how much time will ...
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Is meat to blame for many lifestyle diseases?
I have been reading "how not to die" by gene stone and Michael Gregor. During the book, people were classified as either meat eaters (eat meat more than 4 times a week), or plant based eaters. meat ...
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Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory food table request
Is there a book, ebook or internet resource with a nutritional table (drawn from recent scientific studies) showing or describing inflammatory and anti-inflammatory characteristics of vegan and ...
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Is there a way of telling if foods are vegan by a single nutrient or a certain combination of nutrients?
The USDA define 235 kinds of nutrients in their database. Is there a nutrient found in all animal products and no plant foods?
I read that some foods with zero cholesterol aren't always vegan.
But, ...
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Should I have blood tests if I already donate blood?
3.5 years ago I became a vegetarian, but in the mean time I have never had a blood test to check the iron value, the B12 amount, the vitamin-D amount and so on. Some people are worried that my ...
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Is boiling oil seeds and oleaginous fruit as effective as soaking them overnight in cold water?
Those seeds are the base for vegan cheese preparation.
In the process of experimenting with making my own vegan cheese, I am wondering whether soaking is equivalent to boiling in this context, since ...
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Protein sources in a raw food diet?
How do those on a raw food diet get a sufficient amount of protein? Can they get an adequate amount of protein from eating raw vegetables alone?
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How should one adapt a vegetarian diet after breaking a bone?
I was wondering how one should adapt one's diet to optimize bone reconstruction efficiency.
Popular knowledge tends to highlight the need for calcium, but I'd like to know if there are any scientific ...
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Which essential amino acids are the most likely to be deficient in a vegan diet?
Beside total proteins and the need for protein combining (see this question), here I ask a more specific question regarding single amino-acids: what are the most likely essential amino acids to be ...
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Is there a single vegan recipe that can be nutritionally sufficient for a long period of time?
I have gone on a diet where I only ate white grapes for 2 weeks. It was an interesting experience. In the first 2-3 days I was feeling low energy and afterwards I started to feel better and very good ...
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How do the health effects of butter and margarine compare?
I am slowly transitioning to a healthier diet and I am in a quandary about the health effects of butter and margarine. I went to buy a butter replacement and chose an olive spread. I'm in the uk.
My ...
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Is it possible to live on a diet of only inanimate/non-living sources?
One possible reason for adopting a vegetarian/vegan diet is the desire not to have to cause the deaths of living creatures in order to survive, where sufficiently-nutritious alternatives exist. Taking ...
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Is giving formula to infants acceptable for vegans [duplicate]
I have a young child and like many parents we’re supplementing her diet with formula. Now I know that opinions on breastfeeding can get heated so I want to make this clear: this question is purely ...
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Is it healthy for vegetarians to follow a ketogenic diet?
Since a vegetarian ketogenic diet is limited to dairy, eggs, nuts, seeds, vegetables, some low carb fruits, and nutrition supplements, it is quite difficult to follow. Has anyone survived a vegetarian ...
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What is the largest and most detailed open dataset for nutrition, maybe with focus on vegan/vegetarianism as of August 2019?
The background is, I am going to write a custom software application for home use, kind of a random picker for good menus for a month.
For that, I am looking for the best dataset you can get for free....
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What are the health benefits of buying organic for fruits and vegetables on the EWG's Clean 15 List?
I'm asking about fruits and vegetables in the EWG's 2018 Clean Fifteen List which suggests that buying organic for these products is unnecessary because even when conventionally grown they are ...
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Which “fake meats” are most nutritionally similar to meat of animal origin?
When modifying a diet to replace meat of animal origin with more plant-based foods, it's common for people to start out with meat substitutes like tofu, seitan, tempeh, and various other processed/...
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Can vegan diets have a positive effect on people with diabetes?
I'm wondering whether a diet rich in plant foods, such as a vegan diet, can have a positive impact on people with diabetes and/or people with pre-diabetes, the condition in which blood glucose levels ...
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Nutritionally complete vegan food produced in the nordics
As far as I know it's possible to eat a nutritionally complete and healthy vegan diet without the use of supplements, but those that do so seems to always make great use of food produced in warmer ...
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Due to potential for rancidity, are oil supplements better than nuts and seeds when one eats the latter only rarely?
I don't supplement with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, getting them from nuts and seeds instead. But recently I've read that polyunsaturated fatty acids become rancid soon, especially comparing to ...
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Is it our natural way of living to be a vegetarian?
I read everything about becoming vegan and every idea behind it.
I care a lot about my mind function and I have a serious question:
I was wondering which way is more natural ? If we want to answer ...
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Is there any vegan food that is dangerous in excess? Which ones?
I have heard about some ingredients which contain small quantities of toxic substances and that in excess could cause health damage, (for example I heard that sunflower seeds contains selenium and in ...
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How to counter the theory that you need to eat a bit of everything to have a balanced life?
I have been vegetarian for several years and now I rarely eat meat (never red meat). I have often heard people (including medical doctors) that in order to have a healthy life you should eat a bit of ...
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Are there risks from eating too much nutritional yeast?
Nutritional yeast is a very high source of protein with about 50% of energy coming from protein content in the food. In addition to protein, nutritional yeast also provides a variety of vitamins and ...
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How to be healthy while restricting energy intake on a vegan diet?
Are there any special concerns for people who are restricting energy intake in order to lose weight while following a strict vegan diet? The American Dietetic Association says that...
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Are there any foods / nutrients that parents should definitely take into account in feeding infants and children? [duplicate]
Everyone knows about vitamin B12. There's loads of other things to think about, omega 3, other lipids, proteins, plus glycaemic index of carbs.
What's the best way to approach a complete diet the ...
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Alternative vegan sources of Omega 3
What are vegan sources of Omega 3 that are not algae, seeds, or nuts?
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Is fat necessary?
From searching around the only types of fat I found to be needed for good health are omega 3 and 6 and everyone suggests limiting omega 6 intake as much as possible because it reduces omega 3.
Does ...
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In order to prevent thrombosis, what supplements should vegans take?
In order to avoid thrombosis and for good heart health, what supplements should vegans take?
Would taking white egg or yolk or milk cure thrombosis disease?
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Does Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen checklist guarantee nutritional sufficiency?
As we know, it's possible to eat a very unhealthy diet that is still technically vegan. For example, eating nothing but spoonfuls of peanut butter would be technically vegan but you would develop ...
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Are insects a better source of any nutrients than plant-based foods?
One producer of insect foods makes some pretty bold claims about nutrition from cricket flour.
65% protein by volume, complete with all 9 amino acids
A good ratio of omega 6:3 fats
High in fibre
High ...
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What 1 plant has the widest nutritional value over all other plants in the world?
I want to grow a small garden with few plants as possible with efficiency in nutritional value in mind. What plant in the world has the most nutrition from the roots or the flower?
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Is it necessary to take supplements when starting with vegetarianism?
I reduced meats some months ago and about a month ago I decided to go vegetarian. My objective is to go raw-vegan in the future.
I have researched a bit and some sources recommend taking vitamin D, ...
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Do all cruciferous vegetables have the same nutritional profile?
I recently learned that broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and collard greens are all different cultivars of the same original plant species, Brassica oleracea (B. oleracea for short).
These are ...
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How to obtain the best iron absorption from spinach?
I've heard that while spinach contains plentiful amounts of iron, the iron content is hard for the human body to digest.
Spinach contains oxalic acid that binds with some of the iron, making it ...
