Re: FITNESS: Diet and Exercise

From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 15:57:07 MDT

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    gts wrote:
    > Samantha Atkins wrote:
    >
    >>>No greens or beans are higher sources of protein than lean meats.
    >>>Also beans are not properly defined as agricultural products.
    >>>Agricultural products are grains like wheat and corn.
    >>
    >>The first statement is false.
    >
    >
    > Is it? I'm not aware of any "greens or beans" that contain more protein
    > than, say, a slice of turkey breast, which contains 94% protein.
    >

    Actually, in pretty much all meats I know of, over 50% of the weight is
    from water. So in terms of 100 grams of turkey, you might have something
    like 30 grams of protein I would guess. 

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Brian Atkins
Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence
http://www.singinst.org/

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