Earl Mindell
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 Glutamic acid: an amino acid present in all complete proteins; usually manufactured from vegetable protein; used as a salt substitute and a flavor-intensifying agent.
Glutamine: an amino acid that constitutes, with glucose, the major nourishment used by the nervous system.
Gluten: a mixture of two proteins—gliadin and glutenin— present in wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
Glycogen: the body's chief storage carbohydrate, primarily in the liver.
GRAS: Generally Recommended As Safe; a list established by Congress to cover substances added to food. |
| Texturized vegetable protein (TVP) can be added to ground beef to extend and enhance hamburgers, which will be more economical and better for you because of the cut in saturated fat.
77. Amino Acid Supplements
Free-form amino acids are now available in balanced formulas or as individual supplements, because so many have been found to offer specific health-enhancing properties— from improving the immune system to reducing dependence on drugs. (See individual listings, sections 78 through 84. |
Annemarie Colbin
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 This is either because the intestines are sluggish, coated with old fats or hardened stool, or lacking in the bacteria necessary to break down vegetable protein. Such a condition can be taken care of with intestinal cleansing with herbs or a few colonics, consumption of fermented foods (they aid digestion) together with the whole grains, and thorough chewing so as to insalivate every bite of food. The body should also be allowed time enough to adjust to the new fare. Meanwhile, there is no point in starving: Don't hesitate to eat animal protein if you like, according to your need. |
| Make sure ro order dal in Indian restaurants; it will complement the abundance of vegetarian dishes and white rice with imporrant vegetable protein from the beans. The Hindu cuisine is probably one of the best balanced for vegetarians, even though it does use polished rice; when brown rice is used, you will be fully satisfied with an Indian meal. You may just want to be a bit cautious with overly pungent (hot) dishes and also with the fried breads, although perhaps the light and crisp pappadum is a treat worth sinning with. |
| On the other hand, there are people
* Hauschka says that this is because it's harder to convert vegetable protein into human protein, and the extra effort needed is like exercise that develops our inner powers and soul strength. I've noted that the opposite also applies: when people take up meditation, they often find themselves eating less and less animal protein, even if they didn't purposely set out to do so. (However, these observations in no way imply that people who eat meat can't be spiritual. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
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| Family meals vary the type of protein offered, using fish, fowl, vegetable protein, and milk proteins.
14. We plan leisurely group meals.
15. We avoid fast-food restaurants.
Survey VII: Family Environmental Sensitivity
Awareness of the environment's effects on health is important to the family. The family which practices conservation and attempts to eliminate local pollution, or at least not add to it, educates itself and its young about the importance of living in harmony with nature. This concept, as opposed to that of conquering nature, leads to a less moon... |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Soy-free diet: Avoid miso, shoyu sauce, tamari, tempeh, textured vegetable protein and tofu. When you're checking labels, look for the following ingredients that may indicate the presence of soy protein: hydrolyzed plant protein, natural flavoring, vegetable broth and vegetable starch.
Milk-free diet: You'll need to watch out for all dairy products, such as yogurt, cheese, butter and cream, and their derivatives. Also avoid casein, caseinates, curds, hydrolysates, lactalbumin, lactoglobulin, nougat and whey.
To expand your range of safe, milk-free foods, check the labels on kosher products. |
Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
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 If you suspect you might reacr ro MSG or some other additive or preservative, check with an allergist or test yourself by eliminating all foods that contain that substance (MSG can be listed on a label as "monosodium glutamate"; "hydrolyzed vegetable protein or HVP"; or "flavoring") for at least two weeks. If symptoms disappear, then slowly add back one food at a time and monitor your mood, physical health, and emotions. Adverse reactions usually develop within minutes to an hour of ingesting MSG, which helps in the diagnosis. |
Gary Null
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 If you've been eating mostly vegetable protein foods, it won't take long—the fiber in these foods speeds digestion by cleaning out the digestive tract for efficient functioning. It also depends on the amino acids in the protein itself. Apparently, the various amino acids compete with each other for absorption. If you eat them in the right proportion, the egg white ratio, they are all absorbed together. If not, the ones of which there is extra compete to prevent the absorption of those that are lacking, and efficiency is impaired. |
Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland
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| Also, avoid hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP, which may contain MSG. The organization NO MSG can provide additional information (see page 209).
NITRITE AND NITRATE
Sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate are two closely related chemicals that have been used for centuries to preserve meat. They maintain the meat's red color, contribute to its flavor, and inhibit the growth of potentially dangerous botulism-causing bacteria. While nitrate itself is harmless, it is readily converted—by bacterial action in foods, and in the body—to nitrite. |
Gary Null
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 Animal foods are much higher in saturated fats and cholesterol than vegetable protein foods. Especially when combined with the refined carbohydrates of the typical American diet, animal foods have been implicated in increasing our risk of heart disease and arteriosclerosis.
Studies indicate that animal sources contribute to arteriosclerosis much more than vegetable sources. The incidence of arteriosclerosis is substantially higher in those getting their protein from animals than with vegetarians whose protein comes primarily from plant sources. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 When particular amino acids are combined with the basic hydrolyzed vegetable protein they can bring out a "beefy" taste that makes it useful in barbecue sauces and fast foods. Other protein combinations bring out a "creamy" taste that is frequently used in canned and instant soups, salad dressings and sauces.
Analysis of this taste enhancing substance reveals some interesting findings. Not only does it contain three very powerful brain cell toxins— glutamate, aspartate, and cysteic acid—but it also contains several known carcinogens (cancer causing substances). |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 In addition to whole soybeans, foods derived from soy include tofu, tempeh, soy milk, textured and hydrolyzed vegetable protein, meat substitutes, soy flour, miso, and soy sauce. Soy is also available as a supplement, as soy protein or isoflavone in powder, capsule, or tablet form. High levels of soy-based isoflavones are in roasted soy nuts, tofu, tempeh, soy milk, and some soy protein isolates.
Soy Has Been Used in
Connection with the Following Conditions"*
Ranking
Health Concerns
Primary
High cholesterol (p. 79) Menopause (p. 1 18)
Secondary
Cancer risk reduction Osteoporosis (p. |
Ruth Winter
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 Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) Hydrolyzed (Source) Protein Extract. Composed mainly of amino acids, small peptides, and salts resulting from almost complete hydrolysis (see) of peptide bones in edible protein materials treated with heat or food-grade acids. The edible proteins used as raw materials are derived from corn, soy, wheat, yeast, peanuts, rice, or other suitable vegetable or plant sources, or from milk. Produces maybe in liquid, paste, powder, or granular form. Used as a flavoring agent or flavor enhancer in bologna, salami, sauces, and stuffing. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| This same report found consumption of vegetable protein, fruit juice, and foods rich in vitamin C (p. 341), thiamine (p. 337), riboflavin (p. 338), calcium (p. 277), and potassium (p. 323) correlated with a decreased MS risk; eating sweets was linked to an increased risk.
Despite research showing improvement with a low-animal-fat diet in some people with MS, the link between foods containing animal fat and MS risk may not necessarily be due to the fat itself. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
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| This suggests strongly that the high complex carbohydrate, high fiber diet is preferable because it reduces meat consumption and increases vegetable protein.
Aflatoxin. Another dietary agent which produces cancer and which is commonly overlooked is the mold metabolite called aflatoxin, which is associated with moldy grains such as peanuts or wheat as well as corn and mold-infected milk. In the Netherlands, a group of workers whose task it was to extract oils from peanuts were found to have rates of cancer and liver disease that were three times that of a matched control group. |
Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki
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 Texturized soy protein (TSP), or texturized vegetable protein (TVP), is a dehydrated soy product that is protein- and flavonoid-rich and has a long shelf life. It needs to be rehydrated before cooking with 7/8 cup boiling water to 1 cup TVP. When rehydrated, TVP has a texture like ground beef. Rehydrate and add to meat loaf, tacos, chili, spaghetti sauce, pizza, or anywhere else you might use ground beef or ground turkey. TVP can be exchanged for half the meat in a recipe or used alone. TVP is fat-free, so it will cut down the fat content wherever you use it. |
James A. Howenstine, MD
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 Human subjects are often at excess risk both from aspartame, which is frequently consumed several times daily, along with MSG and hydrolyzed vegetable protein.
Aspartame has been proven to cause seizures in research studies on human subjects. The simultaneous ingestion of Crystal Light and NutraSweet has often caused seizures. One man who had an abnormal vein deep in his brain stopped having seizures when he stopped using aspartame and Crystal Light. |
| The most widely known is monosodium glutamate (MSG) which can be found in hydrolyzed vegetable protein, vegetable proten, soy isolate and Chinese food.
Aspartame or Nutrasweet is composed of two amino acids, phenylalanine and aspartic acid. The aspartic acid is as powerful as an exitotoxin as is glutamate. Phenylalanine is known to produce seizures and act as a neurotoxin in the brain. Normally, the amino acids are part of proteins which are slowly broken down by the body so the level in the brain always remains at low levels. |
Earl Mindell and Hester Mundis
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 No Artificial Flavors Products so labeled can still contain "natural flavors," which are chemicals that occur in nature and may contain substances such as MSG (monosodium glutamate) and HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) to which many people are sensitive. (See section 28.) Products that contain "natural flavors" usually indicate that the real thing (usually fruit) is left out. Ironically, "natural flavors" appear most often in junk foods.
CONSUMER ALERT Allergic individuals, pregnant and lactating women, hyperactive children. |
Annemarie Colbin
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| A diet high in vegetable protein and correspondingly low in saturated fat is also positively correlated with clean coronary arteries.
A raw-foods vegetarian diet, even though it may include nuts and even soaked grains, is strongly tilted toward aiding breakdown because of its low protein and fat content. It's an extremely helpful way of eating when we wish to get rid of excess mucus, fat, or any sort of deposited matter in tissues, blood vessels, or joints. It is also extremely cooling. |
Thomas Bartram
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 Dandelion coffee or juices in place of caffeine beverages. High vegetable protein; high carbohydrate; high fibre. Oats. Artichokes, honey, molasses, unrefined cereals. Vegetable oil in cooking. Supplements. Daily. Vitamin C, 2-3g. Vitamin E, 500iu. Choline lg.
Note. Subjects with a sensitive skin who enjoyed sunbathing are at a raised risk of having gallstones. (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Gall-stones may form if weight is lost rapidly when on a low calorie diet.
GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID (GLA). |
Gary Null
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| He will explain that these mixed-food dishes offer some of the best opportunities for combining various vegetable protein foods, including grains, beans, nuts, and seeds; that no two soups or salads need ever be exactly identical; and that they make leftovers seem like brilliant ideas.
If you ask him why he goes through such elaborate food preparations just to avoid eating meat, he will laugh and tell you it's not necessary for vegetarian eating to be complicated; he just makes a hobby of trying the foods of different nationalities, since he likes to cook. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 C, thiamin, riboflavin, calcium, and potassium." The study surveyed 197 incident cases on a 164-item frequency questionnaire with 202 frequency-matched controls between 1992 and 1995. The general conclusion of the study was that a protective role was found for common plant sources of food, and an increased risk was observed with high animal food intake (Ghadirian et al. 1998).
Studies were conducted at the University of Wisconsin to examine the relationship between vitamin D and MS. |
Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki
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| Texrurized vegetable protein ii3.9
66.1
% cup (58 g)
Miso
89.O
5-3
1 tsp. (6 g)
Tofu, dry spiced
67.4
11.5
1 piece (17 g)
Red clover
59.O
9.4
V2 cup (16 g)
Soybean chips
54.2
30.1
2 oz. (57 g)
Tempeh
47-9
79-5
1 cup (166 g)
FOOD
PHYTOESTROGENS*
PHYTOESTROGENS*
SERVING
(mg/ioog)
(mg/serving)
SIZE
Onions
44.8
35.8
Va CUp (80 g)
Soybeans, cooked
44.4
38.2
'h cup (86 g)
Soybean sprouts
37-5
13.I
'/»cup (35 g)
Cranberry juice
24.9
44-3
3/4 cup (178 g)
Tofu
20.6
17-5
3 oz. (85 g)
Meat substitutes
18.8
16.9
1 patty (90 g)
Soy cream cheese
17. |
Gary Null
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| The protein intake in many of the countries who eat this way today is even higher than what it is in North America, but in the form of vegetable protein rather than animal protein.
"We thought that we would improve our carbohydrate by removing the fiber because we didn't understand what fiber did. We thought that it was inert, that it didn't provide energy. The big mistake in nutrition has been removing the part of food that doesn't provide nutrients but is enormously valuable as a protection against disease. |
Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D., and Jo Robinson
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 If you are a vegetarian, you will be replacing the meat with vegetable protein, something you know how to do already. Since there are relatively small amounts of meat in this diet, you may find this easier to do than with some other programs. But make sure that you are eating an adequate supply of omega-3 fatty acids. One survey showed that vegetarians have one-half the amount of omega-3s in their tissues as omnivores1—in the United States that means one-half of far too little! |
| Eat more vegetable protein, including peas, beans, and nuts.
5. Avoid saturated fat by choosing lean meat over fatty meat Of you eat meat) and low-fat over full-fat milk products.
6. Avoid oils that are high in omega-6 fatty acids, including corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean, and cottonseed oils.
7. Reduce your intake of trans-fatty acids by cutting back on margarine, vegetable shortening, commercial pastries, deep-fat fried food, and most prepared snacks, mixes, and convenience food. |
Carol Simontacchi
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 In the place of MSG, manufacturers started adding to baby foods hy-drolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), autolyzed yeast, caseinate, and other flavor enhancers that contain large of amounts of glutamate.9 In a container of Gerber Graduates with Mini Meatballs & Sauce we find the usual ingredients of water, cooked meatballs, and spaghetti, and as we continue through the list, we find torula yeast and autolyzed yeast. Autolyzed yeast is added to baby food to enhance flavors. |
| The Aji-nomoto Company started producing MSG and hydrolyzed vegetable protein (which contains MSG) for export around the world.
After World War II, American food-processing companies jumped on the bandwagon and started adding millions of pounds to processed foods, including baby foods. Millions of metric tons of MSG are now produced worldwide and are added to thousands of food products. The Ajinomoto Company still produces most of the world's supply of MSG. |
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