FW: China Study

[Guest guest]

>>Do I misunderstand you?

Maybe

" No lower limit " to me means that within the levels of animal product

consumption, those who ate the least animal protein were the healthiest,

when comparing the differing levels, no exception.

I would rather use the exact numbers, but I don't have them handy right

now, so, I will try to explain this way...

for example, if he split the 6500 people into 5 groups based on animal

protein consumption, with group one being the lowest and group 5 being

the highest, and that group 4 did better than 5 and 3 better than 4, and

2 better than 3, and 1 better than 2, you get his conclusion. The lower

the better with no lower limit.

But, remember there was no group representing " 0 " consumption. So, he

may assume it is would be better, and may state that it may be better,

but there is no proof of it being better And while it may seem logical,

it still isn't proven.

As other have said, what if there is a nutrient (or two) that you do get

from animal protein, that is often missed by poorly planned vegan diets

(EPA, DHA, B12, Zinc, to name a few). Too much animal protein equates

to too much saturated fat, and or cholesterol and maybe displaces other

healthier foods, so, too much is clearly no good, and less is better.

But maybe there is a threshold that while he (and others) may " assume "

no lower limit, maybe there is one. Other data (and quite a bit of it

much of it has been posted here) often suggests that those who include a

small amount of fish, do better than does who don't.

Also, often times in studies, you see a " j " curve, as in BMI, where

below a certain limit, things change. So, I joked about BMI, but in

reality, it is true. Less is better but to little is dangerous.

Clearly too much animal protein is unhealthy and less is better. But,

where is the evidence that none is best.

So, the comment is just a comment, and, may actually not exist in the

published papers, but is often stated by him. So, it may just be his

interpretation.

Regards

Jeff