Comments on: Protein Needs of Vegans https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/ Evidence-Based Nutrient Recommendations Tue, 15 Oct 2024 12:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5445 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:44:04 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5445 In reply to Hayley.

Thank you for your kind words. I hope your gallstones improve—good luck!

]]> By: Hayley https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5444 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:40:53 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5444 In reply to JackNorrisRD.

Thanks Jack. I’m a (mostly WFPB) vegan who gets cold sores and I’ve been taking lysine for years. I’ve only recently discovered the gallstones issue after finding out through a routine ultrasound that I have loads of small gallstones. I’m hoping by not supplementing with lysine anymore they will go away. Hopefully I can keep the cold sores at bay by upping lysine from food instead. Thanks for all you do. This site is one of my most trusted sources of unbiased vegan health info. I really appreciate it.

]]> By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5443 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 20:35:20 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5443 In reply to Hayley.

Hayley,

I think it would only be people carrying Herpes simplex who are more prone to cold sores (if vegan). Here’s information from Medical News today about the side effects of lysine supplementation. I don’t recommend supplementing with lysine in order to meet daily lysine needs—I’d recommend obtaining it from food (or a moderate amount of a general protein supplement).

]]> By: Hayley https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5442 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:11:06 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5442 As vegans maybe be more prone to cold sores due to the arginine lysine intake, some may choose to supplement with lysine. But we need to be careful with this, as excess lysine supplementation can cause gallstones, and kidney problems. I think it’s worth vegans being aware of this.

]]> By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5073 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 16:07:20 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5073 In reply to Elvin.

Elvin,

We use the USDA nutrient database for most of the foods which presumably use a standard U.S. cup size. I couldn’t find documentation for it in a quick search of their website.

]]> By: Elvin https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-5072 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 09:06:42 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-5072 How many mL is the ‘cup’ spoken of in the tables above? Half a ‘metric cup’? ‘Half a US legal cup’? Half a ‘US customary cup’? (Presumably not half an ‘imperial cup’!)

]]> By: JackNorrisRD https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-4203 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:13:12 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-4203 In reply to Victor Robledo.

Victor,

Thanks for catching that! I’ve fixed it and the columns now line up properly.

]]> By: Victor Robledo https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein/protein-part-2/#comment-4201 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 11:53:35 +0000 https://staging.veganhealth.org/?page_id=671#comment-4201 Hi Jack !!
I find a mistake on RDA MET+CYS of your article (https://staging.veganhealth.org/protein-part-2/#amino-intakes-vegans) , the table named “Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for Protein and Amino Acids” was talking to me 38mg RDA MET+CYS, but RDA is 19mg/kg ,
Then I saw a “number dancing” problem on the table; all the aminoacid numbers are one cell to the right, so all the values are wrong.

That’s the reason why “Protein” cell (the first one) is empty.

Cheers and congrats for your site,
Victor Robledo.

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