DIETARY TIPS

Animal Protein vs Plant Protein

Animal meat is known for its many nutrients. If you eat a variety of animal meats, you can take in all the amino acids you need to manufacture your own bodily proteins plus vitamins like B12, niacin, thiamine, B5, B6, B7, and vitamins A and K.
But here’s the thing: If you swap all that animal protein for an equally of plant-based proteins like nuts, seeds, and beans, you are no worse off. These foods are also packed full of a similar spectrum of nutrients. The biggest difference is vitamin B12, which most plants cannot produce on their own. You can get B12 from edible seaweed and in fortified cereals.

Plant proteins - Healthier

Researches confirm that people who eat animal versus plant proteins consistently, even after adjusting for other influential factors like socioeconomic class, weight, and exercise habits, those who ate plants tend to live longer, healthier lives. They tend to have less cardiovascular disease and fewer cancer cases.

Saturated fats

Another reason that steak isn’t great for you: the fat that often accompanies it. Fat is part of why steaks and burgers are delicious—it adds mouthfeel and flavor. Saturated fats are those that are solid at room temperature and tend to contribute to cardiovascular disease because it drives up your total cholesterol levels. That may, in the long run, tip the scales towards the LDL (low density lipid) , which is what clogs up arteries. Foods like nuts, avocados, and fish have far less saturated fats than red and other dark meats.

Carcinogenic

WHO, a few years ago proclaimed that processed, red meats were carcinogenic. Colorectal cancer in particular has been associated with eating red meat.
Even grilled meat is known to have some carcinogenic compounds in it (those black char marks are where they mostly lie)
Plants, nuts, and seeds provide enough protein to subsist on. Fish, often considered the best source of meat (mercury problem aside), acquire their nutrient profile from aquatic plants.
Given their equal vitamin profile, plant-based proteins are far healthier than their meat counterparts. That’s because, they are packed with more nutrients into fewer calories. They also have one thing that animal proteins completely lack: fiber(digestion), promotes a healthy gut micro biome, and is strongly associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk.