Message #43705

[mccoy]

Steve, I tried to clean out a little of my mess. This is my original answer:

Steve, I don't know where those posts are, I barely remember I wrote them!

Are you disappointed that I changed my mind about protein? I simply cited very credible scientific material which would point to the opposite of what I said. Which made me change my mind. The important aspect is that protein does not equal meat, also nobody says (barring a few ones) that we should go to extremes in eating protein.
The path of yoga is the path of moderation. Presently, I would translate it in scientific terms, this is the path of optimization, we should optimize everything, consumption of food and protein included, in such a way as to use the  minimum amount that provides the best results.

Speaking of protein, the optimum is usually an amount that sits within a range and varies according to individuals and many other factors, including age, activity, biological cycles and so on. The optimum also depends upon protein composition, content in essential amino acids and ileal digestibility.