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Eat exactly these seven plants in just the right ratios to get roughly the amino acids your body needs before crossing 2400 calories. No room for error.

I'll join you when we've bred twice the protein quality & quantity we currently have in our plants.

Until then, I'll save money with my factory supplements,thanks.

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>Eat exactly these seven plants in just the right ratios to get roughly the amino acids your body needs before crossing 2400 calories. No room for error.

I don't know what you're talking about. I'm 37 y-o, I've been vegetarian for 5+ years with a plant-based mediterranean diet (plus some cheese and eggs). Doctors say my health is great, and I've never been in better form. I bike a lot these days, and run a ultramarathon once a year.

I've read a few books about nutrition and find it pretty easy to meet my needs without supplements (except B12, one every two years but I'm not vegan so I could probably do without). I just had to reduce my caffeine intake to a more reasonable level, so I can absorb enough iron naturally.

Yes, the additional carbs required by a vegetarian diet that seeks sufficient protein are probably not a problem for an endurance athlete. Whole food vegetarian is probably even an optimal choice for an endurance athlete.

Is endurance athletics a good recommendation for everyone? Sorry, you're talking to a hiker who worries about the cardiovascular risk of prolonged higher intensity hobbies.

At this point, we all should point to personalized diets. I'm vegetarian for many years now, yet I started to have iron deficiency. B12 is perfectly fine. My wife is also vegetarian, her B12 and iron are fine.

You should keep an eye on your b12/iron/protein/whatever levels, but each individual requires a different approach.

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