Starvation mode - Page 3

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

Protein deficiency is rare in the Western world but it still is possible.

There are places in the world where there are people who ARE protein deficient.

There are many symptoms of this and only a doctor will be able to help determine what anyone's particular cause might be (if there is indeed a deficiency). No one here is qualified to diagnose anything, including a possible protein deficiency.

There are other reasons for hair loss (and yes, protein deficiency would be one of those reasons), and blood testing would be helpful in diagnosing.

As far as "starvation", it's not actual starvation as would be apparent to anyone who has ever seen pictures of people who are actually starving.

novamc1 · ‎07-02-2015

If someone isn't eating foods providing the amount of complete protein that their body needs, how is it possible for that person to not be deficient in it?????

Should we assume all people are getting all the protein they need, even if they don't consume it???

If so, let's stop donating food to the poor and sending money to malnourished people in Africa.

Alison Wonderland · ‎02-05-2018

@Sooner wrote:
The obvious answer is she needs to see her doctor AND a professional nutritionist recommended by her doctor.

Came to make the same recommendation.

A plant-based diet isn't automatically healthier just because it's plant-based. It can be very difficult to get the right proteins and healthy fats in a plant-based diet. My sister is a vegetarian who mostly survives on mac and cheese and Soylent and it's going about as well as you'd expect.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@novamc1 wrote:
If someone isn't eating foods providing the amount of complete protein that their body needs, how is it possible for that person to not be deficient in it?????

Should we assume all people are getting all the protein they need, even if they don't consume it???

If so, let's stop donating food to the poor and sending money to malnourished people in Africa.

Well, of course people who don't consume "all the protein they need" will end up deficient. I am just pointing out what the stats show, that it is not a common affliction in the Western world. People who eat a lot of animal foods and/or lots of beans and legumes are getting adequate protein. Unless, of course, their bodies are not assimilating those proteins the way they should.

I would agree that those in poor communities may not be eating sufficient protein as they may not have access to nutritious food and rely on junk. They may be consuming lots of calories but little food of value.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

This is a safe link to a Kaiser Healthcare article:

https://khn.org/news/why-older-adults-should-eat-more-protein-and-not-overdo-protein-shakes/

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@Carmie wrote:
@ID2 wrote:
PB junk food?? What is that? Weeds? I just had to laugh at that analogy.
Potato chips, pop corn, French fries, energy bars, pretzels, corn chips. There is a lot of plant based processed and junk food to choose from.

I'm laughing because I am imagining what 1000 calories a day of that junky food would come too....LOL

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

I think there is also the possibility that the "reporting" of the calorie count is inaccurate. This is a reason why many "studies" on diet results are useless as they rely on notoriously flawed self-reporting.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@novamc1 wrote:
If someone isn't eating foods providing the amount of complete protein that their body needs, how is it possible for that person to not be deficient in it?????

Should we assume all people are getting all the protein they need, even if they don't consume it???

If so, let's stop donating food to the poor and sending money to malnourished people in Africa.

Exactly, if a person goes months without eating sufficient protein...duhhhhhh....they are going to be protein deficient. As evidenced by, thinning hair. While there are Americans who are malnourished because they have medical challenges or absorption problems; most Americans with nutitional deficiencies just eat badly. Liked deciding to eat a plant based diet but not knowing enough about it to include nuts, beans, whole grains for protein. Of course, it is the best diet for good health and weight loss. A person wouldn't even have to count calories to lose weight.

QueenDanceALot · ‎04-18-2013

@chrystaltree wrote:
@novamc1 wrote:
If someone isn't eating foods providing the amount of complete protein that their body needs, how is it possible for that person to not be deficient in it?????

Should we assume all people are getting all the protein they need, even if they don't consume it???

If so, let's stop donating food to the poor and sending money to malnourished people in Africa.

Exactly, if a person goes months without eating sufficient protein...duhhhhhh....they are going to be protein deficient. As evidenced by, thinning hair. While there are Americans who are malnourished because they have medical challenges or absorption problems; most Americans with nutitional deficiencies just eat badly. Liked deciding to eat a plant based diet but not knowing enough about it to include nuts, beans, whole grains for protein. Of course, it is the best diet for good health and weight loss. A person wouldn't even have to count calories to lose weight.

Lack of sufficient protein is not the sole reason for thinning hair.

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@QueenDanceALot wrote:
I think there is also the possibility that the "reporting" of the calorie count is inaccurate. This is a reason why many "studies" on diet results are useless as they rely on notoriously flawed self-reporting.

Plus, the calories in an apple or whatever vary wildly.