From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Mon May 12 2003 - 23:49:04 MDT
gts wrote,
>
> Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>
> >> I worry though that many vegetarian diets are too low in fat.
>
> > True, but the "low fat" obsession is orthogonal to
> > vegetarianism. There are low-fat, high-fat, and other diets
> > in both the vegetarian and carnivorous realms.
>
> What does a high-fat vegetarian diet look like? I suppose a
> vegetarian would need to completely drench his vegetables in
> butter and oils to make his diet high-fat. Of course there
> is also cheese and eggs, which might be consumed depending
> on the denomination of the vegetarian church to which
> one belongs.
Regular tofu has a hefty amount of fat in it from soy oils, as do other
soy-based foods. Mediterranean foods are high in olive oil, such as in
hummus. Indian foods has a lot of sesame oil or tahini. Stir-fried
vegetables are covered in oil. Many salad dressings are oil-based or have a
lot of oils. So do nuts, seeds and some grains. It is easy to get a
high-fat diet as a vegetarian.
> I am most concerned with the unhealthy
> substances found in grains and legumes in the typical vegetarian
> diet, e.g., lectins.
What would be the side-effects of lectins? What are the symptoms? My
nutrition research in earlier years included a lot of symptoms for too much
or too little of each nutrient, so I could help gauge my personal needs. If
there were symptoms of lectin intake that I could detect in myself, I might
be tempted to cut back. Also, doesn't cooking destroy lectins? If I don't
eat raw beans, am I already on a lectin-free diet?
> Dairy products contain small amounts of lectins also but I think they are
> relatively harmless in comparison to grains and legumes (do you consume
> dairy? I don't remember).
I don't eat eggs or cheese unless there is nothing else available when I am
eating out, then I allow them rather than go hungry.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, IAM, GSEC, IBMCP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> <www.Newstaff.com>
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