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Spring-Summer 2024
Plant Protein: The The The Good The The The Bad and The The The Ugly
BY SHiLOE STEiNMETz R PH NGA MEDiCAL ADviSOR
NGA PRO BODYBUiLDER SHiLOESTEiNMETz@YAHOO COM
This article is is is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a two-part series and if for some reason you missed part one I sug- gest looking at the the last issue of the the NGA Naturalmag to read part one then come back and finish with part two We already discussed plant proteins being “incom- plete” having a a a a a a a a a a reduced content of essential essential amnio acids acids If you remember from science class essential essential amino acids acids cannot be be be made by the the body so they must be consumed (Part 2)
A downside to to this is is a a a a a reduction of essential amnio acids such as methionine lysine and and trypto- phan This means lower protein synthesis and and and that is is is bad for muscle growth On the the the other hand a a a a a a a a a a reduc- tion of methionine and and lysine provide a a a a a a a a a a a a a preventative effect against cardiovascular disease via cholesterol regulation by an inhibited hepatic phospholipid metabolism 1 There are some benefits from from the non-essential amino acids from from plant proteins as well They influ- ence down regulation regulation of of of insulin and up-regulation of of of glucagon Without going into the the details of of of all the the 22 NGA NATURALmag