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>>11027219
>Let's pretend you meant that plant protein isn't as bioavailable as animal protein, which is completely untrue
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26224750
>However, recent evidence suggests that the ingestion of the plant-based proteins in soy and wheat results in a lower muscle protein synthetic response when compared with several animal-based proteins.
>The possible lower anabolic properties of plant-based protein sources may be attributed to the lower digestibility of plant-based sources

>So what can we possibly do about this? We can eat 30% more plant protein and oh, look, we got enough protein
That'll usually result in getting too many carbs or too much fiber or something

>>11027249
No I meant plants are harder to digest and the body doesn't use them as well.

All of this is also just ignoring the fact that some people retained the ability to digest lactose into adulthood meaning that animal milk was a part of people's diets for long enough to force this kind of change. Vegan diets aren't the best for humans. I can agree with the moral reasons for doing it, but it's just not as healthy as a balanced omnivore diet and you'd do better if you could accept that and get people to just reduce their intake instead of completely giving it up, and maybe supporting the development of lab-grown meat until it's available in stores.

>>11023830
Veganism feels great for the body until you get insatiable cravings no matter how many plant foods you're stuffing yourself with. Minimizing meat consumption and reducing waste until lab-grown meat is available is better than trying to get everyone to give it up entirely forever.