Plant based diets pushed at work as healthy

[Sirloin]

Table tent in cafeteria of a major client / employer where I frequent. Ugh! People are basically brainwashed with this stuff.

[ron-coleman]

They forgot to include all of the anti-nutrients in fruits and veggies! They keep us from absorbing most of the nutrients that plants contain.

[atomicspacebunny]

How are you going to absorb vitamin K (from plants) with no fats unless you are constantly eating peanut butter?

…If the only thing you ate today were Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified. You would have to eat 58.06 cups in order to get your 100% recommended daily value of 90mcg of Vitamin K.

Similarly, in order to get 50% (45mcg) of your daily recommended value of Vitamin K. You would have to eat 29.03 cups of Peanut butter, smooth, vitamin and mineral fortified. …More

A future cardiac arrest waiting to happen?

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References:

1. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated (omega-3 and omega-6) fats - The Heart Foundation “Include these healthier fats in your diet to help reduce the risk of heart disease.”

2. Vitamin K - Fact Sheet for Health Professionals. NIH “In the circulation, vitamin K is CARRIED MAINLY in lipoproteins [2].Compared to the other fat-soluble vitamins, VERY SMALL amounts of vitamin K circulate in the blood. Vitamin K is rapidly metabolized and excreted. Based on phylloquinone measurements, the body retains only about 30% to 40% of an oral physiological dose, while about 20% is excreted in the urine and 40% to 50% in the feces via bile [2,11]. This rapid metabolism accounts for vitamin K’s relatively low blood levels and tissue stores compared to those of the other fat-soluble vitamins [11].””

3. What are Lipoproteins?
   

[Sirloin]

I want to reach out to the nutritionist that wrote that - she has a website. But I figured it is a lost cause.

[atomicspacebunny]

But I figured it is a lost cause.

Probably!

They are clueless!

[LeCheffre]

I think the answer to the question is C: Fiber.
Though considering fiber a nutrient is kind of bizarre.

[Wishbone]

No doubt trying to cut the cost to landmass and environment re methane and land shortage. Having said that, intensive vegetable growing is the most damaging of all. Take a look a the dust bowl era, and what happened to land in Britain after the Romans! Give us this day our daily bread, and eventually Soylent Green…

[Dipper_Actual]

As a Southerner I denounce these people. There’s no sweet tea, pecan pie, nor mac&cheese present.

[marklifestyle]

because I’m a dick I would bring my lean body over to the wall and read this as buttered bacon crumbs dribble over my lips.

[akirby83]

Hahaha this is highly amusing.

[LeCheffre]

But does she enjoy a big ribeye with truffle butter?