Does anyone know of a website that shows a doctor's thoughts on how healthy vegetarian meat alternatives are?

Answer 1

Like Vegon says, you'd be better going to a dietician or nutrionist than a medical doctor for advice about your diet.

I did a quick search and found the website (eatright.org) of the American Dietetic Association which is the [US]'s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.

Their opinion of vegetarian diets in general is: "It is the position of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada that appropriately planned vegetarian diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases."

If you search in further detail, I'm sure you'll find useful information about meat alternatives.

Answer 2

Hi there

I think the general assumption is that meat substitutes are healthier than actual meat because they are lower in fat and calories, and not full of all the chemical nasties that they feed to factory farmed animals. They've also got some protein and vitamins.

Here's a couple of articles I found that discuss the health benefits

http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=26480
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1594/is_6_10/ai_57800749

But as that 2nd one points out, you still need to read the packaging. Also, there's a lot of people who would tell you that having too much soy messed with your body, and isn't a good idea. Also some people become allergic to some of the ingredients in Quorn, so that's a couple things to watch out for.

I'm not sure if you're investigating meat substitutes as an alternative to meat, or if you've already stopped eating meat and you want to incorporate them into your diet. I think if it's the former it's safe to say that this would be the healthier way to go. real meat has all kinds of crap in it too, plus more fat and calories.

But if you're already a veggie, then it depends what you eat now and what the fake meat is going to be taking the place of in your current diet. Meat substitutes are still processed foods, containing aritificial ingredients, so they're not going to be the healthiest choice. Fresh fruits, vegetables, lentils, pulses etc will always be a better idea if you can survive alright on that stuff. But if that's not the case, and you're already eating a lot of pasta, bread etc and you're looking to get out of that rut, then fake meat would be a good way of expanding your options because it's certainly no worse than any other processed stuff.

Answer 3

No direct answer, sorry, because i've never sought a doctors opinion on my diet.

Remember doctors think its ok to inject people with bits of dead cow, most of thier medicines are based on animals so they do not see the value propostion for vegetarianism at all.

Its easier for them to say "you need to eat meat". It saves them having to think.

The best advert are all the veggies that have a balanced diet.

Answer 4

there is not something wholesome approximately meat. it extremely is encumbered with improve hormones, antibiotics, steroids and has no fiber to brush the colon clean -- so it takes as much as two weeks on your colon to clean maximum of it out and it leaves a residue on your intestinal partitions which impedes absorption of the nutrition on your foodstuff.additionally it grew to become into stated in basic terms final evening that a Spaniard had died of Mad Cow ailment. Veg is a thank you to bypass. Tofurky Sausages, Yves Hotdogs, Gimme Lean products, Tofu & Tempeh and the soy analog product made via Buddhists in Taiwan under the variety call VEGUSA; issues that resemble flesh meals are all superb and appropriate selections.. to start a wholesome weight administration application snack on an apple once you're hungry and consume 4 uncooked Unsalted Almonds each hour and a nil.5 alongside with a tumbler of organic RO Water -- you particularly could desire to drink 0.5 of your bodyweight in oz. on a daily basis -- so while you're one hundred sixty kilos you're able to desire to drink eighty oz. over the direction of the day or 10 8 ounce glasses of water -- one each hour and a nil.5. additionally Water is Water -- it particularly is not soda, tea, coffee, milk or grain beverage. it extremely is water. -- am I clean? attempt Quinoa Pasta extremely than Wheat Pasta, and Quinoa extremely than rice of potato. it extremely is particularly intense in protein and has all the essential amino acids that the physique can not produce via itself. stay removed from bakery products and candy. For treats appreciate clean Blueberries and undeniable Greek StyleYogurt. Sweeten issues with Agave or Stevia. As for the examine warning human beings removed from Soy etc. . . carry on with the money and undergo in concepts that soy and different plant based meals have been a useful portion of the human weight loss plan in Asia for hundreds of years. stable success to you.

Answer 5

Veggies watch out!
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snow_leopard_33 has just joined, not bothered to even answer a single question yet comes into the veggie group and tries to stir up trouble.

Fox's, leopards or other such beasts are not welcome here.

Anyway back to the question - doctors do not study diet or nutrition, they cut open fat people or use liposuction and don't know much about food.

Answer 6

visit bbc.co.uk and click on Health on the left hand side corner

you wil find expert advise fron nutriotionists about how vegetarian food can adequately provide all the required nutrients

good luck

Answer 7

Try the Vegetarian Society's website (www.vegsoc.org) - they have lots of info and may have links and sources.

Answer 8

With so much choice of vegetables and pulses why bother with even vegetarian meat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/vegetarian_and_vegan/vegetarianproteins.shtml#guide_to_vegetarian_proteins
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/soya.html

Answer 9

First of all, craving meat alternatives is your bodies way of tell you that you need real meat.

Eating meat alternatives that lack the complete proteins only found in real meat is not a very healthy at all. The human body needs meat or you will get sick and maybe even die.

Answer 10

unsure it varies... some frown upon it then there's this conspiracy thing that soy is evil and will turn us all into morphed mutant elvis impersonators and the world will explode!

my doc frowns on some soy products.. then other he's thumbs up on...

then... if you key up soy in google.com you'll see what i mean...

it's a hoot.. sort of.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=soy

or

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2000/300_soy.html


http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/


there's two.. of the pro and con...

i'm unsure.. soy hasn't killed me yet.

yet.

:D