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From: pellegri@ittral.UUCP (Admiral Sidetone)
Newsgroups: net.veg
Subject: Re: Re: Question (and an Answer)
Message-ID: <331@ittral.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 12:04:29 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  4 12:04:29 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Jan-84 01:33:34 EST
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I know of several people who are vegetarians.  Without exception they are 
perfectly healthy.  After years of vegetarian dieting they have no health
problems.  It is a matter of knowing what the nutritional needs of the human
body are, then eating the foods that meet those needs.  One of the main 
concerns for a non-meat eater is replacing the protein that is contained in
animal meat.  This is not a problem, though.  There are several vegetables
that are complete proteins.  Among them are corn, mushrooms and soy beans
(and soy products).  There are many, many vegetables that are incomplete
proteins, meaning they only contain some of the eleven amino acids found in
animal protein.  These vegetables, including (but not exclusively) many members
of the bean and grain families, can be eaten together, in the same meal,
in a supplementary manner so that all eleven amino acids are consumed and
simultaneously processed by the digestive system.  If it isn't a protein 
deficiency that the people you mention are suffering from, perhaps it is
some other dietary deficiency that can be remedied by eating the appropriate
foods.  I suggest they read some of the abundance of books and magazines that
deal with the nutritional aspects of vegetarianism.  Even meat eaters can
have dietary deficiencies.

I beleive that if you continue to monitor net.veg you will find many sound
reasons for not eating meat besides simply not liking it.

                                      Dan Pellegrino
                                      ittvax!ittral!pellegri