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From: burris@ihopa.UUCP (David Burris)
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Subject: Re: Question (and an Answer)
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Date: Wed, 4-Jan-84 15:34:13 EST
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One can indeed get protein from other than meat. It does require a
little more planning in your diet, but then how many of us could not
use a little better planning of our diets? I would also recommend
"Diet for a Small Planet". It supplies a very good explanation of
protein balance, protein efficiency in food sources, and
combinations of legumes and grains which achieve a very good protein
balance. I believe that it discusses the fact that meat actually is
a good source of protein but the protein conversion is less
efficient because of the number of steps in the food chain adding
to the protein loss. The author believes that in a world where a
large portion of the population is starving, such a protein waste is
intolerable. The author also states that if animals were allowed to
graze rather than fed high-protein grains, they would actually be
protein factories and the grain could be used to feed a much larger
proportion of the world population rather than to fatten the
animals. This book is good reading for anyone who believes that
vegetarians must have strange moralities.

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	Dave Burris
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	AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il.