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21 stories for“plant protein”

Completeness and absorption differ between plant and animal protein, but for most people the practical gap is smaller than assumed.

Mar 12, 2026

Nutrition

Every One of 212 Plant Based Products Tested in Britain Contained a Fungal Toxin

A survey published in Food Control screened UK burgers, vegan sausages and oat, almond and soy drinks for 19 mycotoxins. All 212 carried at least one. Every measured level sat below the European guideline, which is the part people keep skipping.

Aug 30, 2026

Nutrition

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

Ordinary spirulina is full of a B12 lookalike the body cannot use, which is why it has never been the answer for anyone avoiding animal food. Adjusting the light it grows under produced 1.64 micrograms of the active form per 100 grams.

Aug 31, 2026

Nutrition

A Protein Bar Is Ultra-Processed. New Trial Data Says That May Not Be the Point

Protein-enriched processed foods produced higher satiety hormones and lower calorie intake than normal-protein versions of the same products. It complicates a classification a lot of advice now rests on.

Aug 17, 2026

Nutrition

Lactose Intolerance Is Normal, and Most People Do Not Need to Quit Dairy

Losing the ability to digest lactose in adulthood is the human default rather than a disorder. It is also a dose problem, which is why total avoidance is usually the wrong response.

Aug 8, 2026

Nutrition

Nizam al-Tayyibat: What the Diet Actually Tells You to Eat

Chicken, eggs, fish, legumes and most vegetables are out. Rice, potatoes, red meat and certain sugars are in. Set out plainly, the food lists are stranger than the slogans suggest.

May 13, 2026

Nutrition

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Fruit contains sugar, so the advice writes itself and it is wrong. The relevant distinction is not sweet versus not sweet. It is whether the sugar is still inside a structure that has to be dismantled before it can be absorbed.

Aug 13, 2026

Nutrition

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

WHO guidance targets free sugars, not all sugar. The distinction changes how a bowl of cereal or a smoothie should be judged.

Sep 10, 2024

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Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein: What Actually Matters in a Real Diet

Every One of 212 Plant Based Products Tested in Britain Contained a Fungal Toxin

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

A Protein Bar Is Ultra-Processed. New Trial Data Says That May Not Be the Point

Lactose Intolerance Is Normal, and Most People Do Not Need to Quit Dairy

Nizam al-Tayyibat: What the Diet Actually Tells You to Eat

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says

Results

Plant Protein Versus Animal Protein: What Actually Matters in a Real Diet

Every One of 212 Plant Based Products Tested in Britain Contained a Fungal Toxin

They Changed the Light and the Algae Started Making the Vitamin B12 a Human Can Actually Use

A Protein Bar Is Ultra-Processed. New Trial Data Says That May Not Be the Point

Lactose Intolerance Is Normal, and Most People Do Not Need to Quit Dairy

Nizam al-Tayyibat: What the Diet Actually Tells You to Eat

People With Diabetes Are Still Being Told to Avoid Fruit, and the Evidence Points the Other Way

Added Sugar Versus Intrinsic Sugar: What the Guidance Actually Says