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2005/01/12, 04:20 PM
What are the effects on your body when you don't consume enough protein.
I went vegetarian a couple months ago, and right now I am getting over a cold, so maybe that is why I'm feeling so lethargic... but I thought maybe there were other factors as well?
I do take a daily multi-vitamin, and a protein shake every few days. Maybe I should up that to once a day as well? I do however eat lots of beans, lentils, cottage cheese, nuts, etc...
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2005/01/12, 06:25 PM
as far as i know, it is real bad on long terms...
i remember i saw a Discovery channel series where vegeterian people were affected everywhere do to lack of protein.
i dont want to say something i am not sure of but why dont you look on the net for this subject? i am pretty sure there is a lot of info about this.
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2005/01/20, 07:41 PM
In extreme cases, it's called "Kwashiorkor". Not pleasant.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001604.htm
Getting good protein intake is hard for vegetarians as almost all vegetable proteins are incomplete (they lack key amino acids like methionine and lysine).
I'm not a vegetarian, though I do eat a limited amount of meat. I usually drink 1-2 protein shakes per day (one in the morning for breakfast and one after my evening workout). Though in a pinch I'll drink Slim Fast or Atkins' brand shakes, I prefer Worldwide "Pure Protein" shakes as they have 35 grams of protein per shake (70% RDA), with only 160 k/cals and 1 gram of fat.
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