Calcium and a Vegan Diet

[TheRogueMonk]

does peanuts have calcium?

[simba8899]

thank you

[ccd101]

Trouble is that you also need vitamin D to make use of calcium, but vegans don't get vitamin D.

Also, the foods that you listed in your reply to GOBRAGH2 contain plenty of phytates and oxalates, which block your uptake of nutrients. It's a recipe for illness.

[GOBRAGH2]

Thank you for posting. I was wondering what other kinds of foods contained calcium. Its a concern I have since I've discovered I have a milk allergy and I'm looking for alternative ways to consume calcium.

[AnetteMartinsen]

@GOBRAGH2

Spices, celery seed, Seeds, sisymbrium sp. seeds, whole, dried, Spices, dill seed, Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate, Winged beans, mature seeds, raw, Sesame butter, tahini, Soybeans, mature seeds, raw, Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added, almonds, Flax seed, Beans, kidney, california red,

Hope that hepls

:D

[mustwatch78]

Im studying nutritional medicine and for the love of god, let your kids have calcium in its natural form.... NOT FORTIFIED - calcium for bone strength is most important from 1-20 years of age.....you simply cannot get this from fortified forms, or seeds..... I pray they do not suffer in their later years when all the damage becomes apparent. Sorry, but I couldnt help but say this.

[jogreeen]

milk sucks!

[Amhiro]

Anette refers several times to soybeans, as in tofu, soyamilk...

You all would better do some research on the "Soy Myth".

A start: watch?v=RjZs0DGW1Jk

[laraskye]

you are awesome! So true!! Thanks.

[LilMissKitten07]

Hi Anette, thank you for your videos. I enjoy watching them. I would like to say that sesame seeds do contain a lot of calcium but they need to be ground to make that calcium available. Whole seeds pass through the gut relatively intact so the calcium is not readily absorbed. Tahini is probably the best way to get the goodies from sesame seeds. All the best, Kat

[01Caroline]

5 Stars. Thank you for spreading the TRUTH.

[RMCrowley]

do you soak your sesame seeds

[AnetteMartinsen]

No not normally but you can if you want. Anette

[RMCrowley]

great vid.. Thanks

[selatik1]

Anette, not to distract from your message, but hey, you are a very lovely lady! Very attractive -- en norsk prinsesse!

[selatik1]

To reiterate, the Mountain Gorillas would be long extinct -- in spite of the late Dian Fossey's valiant efforts -- if they fretted and worried over food the way vegans do!

Gorillas eat snails, slugs, termintes and ants -- all very high in animal protein, animal fat. as well as vitamins A, D, B12 and minerals. Gorillas have been observed digging up ant nests. When they do this, they must put up with the ants' stings. Now why do you think gorillas would tolerate that just to eat ants? Hmmmm...

[selatik1]

Apes don't think as humans do, thank goodness. They eat fruit, plants and termites because they all taste good. And calorie-dense foods are something that gorillas ARE interested in, although they don't have scientific understanding of what a calorie is. Rather, they simply recognize foods higher in food energy than others--just as humans instinctively know that dates, for example, have more food energy than an equal weight of celery, and that butter has more calories per pound than milk does.

[selatik1]

Wild animals including gorillas would starve if they analyzed & worried over food as do certain shrill commentators on Youtube.

Convoluted arguments do little to clarify the subject of nutrition. Certainly, Youtube isn't an appropriate place to obtain such important information.

Stepping out of modern society, what did so-called primitive groups do long before diet books, government guidelines & food trends became the norm?

Search Basic Nutrition: Characteristics of Traditional Diets

[bigusdikus0]

"No nutritional requirement for any meat has been established for any hominoidea. The preferred food for all great apes is fruit, which reverses diseases caused by meat."

no nutrional requirement has been established for fruit. apes prefer meat over any other food they get hysterically excited in the presence of meat.

[Chrisisms]

"Use these guidelines for getting your vitamin D from the sun. Weekly sun exposure should be without sunscreen, with face and arms exposed. Keep in mind that the sun isnt strong enough to trigger vitamin D production during the winter at high latitudes.

Under 65: 3-5 minutes, 2-3 times a week.

65 and above: 5-15 minutes, 2-3 times a week"

[selatik1]

Chrisism's guidelines for sun exposure are misleading.

[Chrisisms]

False. u purposely try to mislead others claiming they need to sunbath nude for up to 2 hrs, etc...

There is nothing "misleading about the fact human ancestors evolved in the tropics and had a little sun exposure in temperate climates is not a surprising requirement. A bit of sun elevates the mood equally as well.

[bigusdikus0]

""Use these guidelines for getting your vitamin D from the sun"

ur not qualified to give nutritional advice.

[Chrisisms]

bigusdikus0 "Use these guidelines for getting your vitamin D from the sun"

ur not qualified to give nutritional advice"

I used quotation marks as I was quoting. Regardless, I'm actually experienced in elimination dieting (something most dieticians are oblivious to). Neither are u qualified or experienced enough to even keep yourself healthy.

[bigusdikus0]

ur not experienced in anything. i am way more qualified than u to stay healthy and give advice. u just have propaganda and know nothing of healthy diet.

[bigusdikus0]

"No nutritional requirement for meat has been established"

no nutritional requirement has been established for a particular food only for nutrients. u can live with no real "food" at all by using supplements amino acids etc.

[selatik1]

bigus, we need real food, dude. artificial vitamins generally are not recognized by the human body. Natural nutrients come with all kinds of co-factors, and we don't understand a small fraction of how it all works, although some like to pretend that they do.

[selatik1]

You can't just look at raw numbers like how many milligrams of calcium & so forth. Bioavailabilty & quality of production matter.

Phytates seriously compromise mineral availabilty of soyfoods, seeds, etc. However, preparation methods such as soaking, germination & fermentation will deactivate these unwanted compounds.

Phytic acid & protease inhibitor in soymilk & tofu ARE intact.

Comparing highly processed feedlot milk to unprocessed milk from cows on green pasture is misleading.

[AnetteMartinsen]

My children are all very healthy being fed on a well balanced diet. They have gone through puberty and their voices have broken and they are not pastey looking at all. My one son plays for a professional football team and has had blood analysis which showed him to be the healthiest on the team! Even the coaches have mentioned what a fantastic diet he has.

If you don't like soya milk you can use almond, coconut, oat or rice milk. Or not use milk at all.

[selatik1]

Anette: Your son is probably sneaking "bad foods" behind your back. He sees how much veganism means to his mum, and he likely equates love with compliance to your regimen. Instincts are powerful.

Speaking of, If you've ever tasted soymilk without the sweeteners & other additives, which I have, the instinct to spit it out is powerful.

In addition to eliminating all foods from animal sources, vegans also tend to eliminate junk foods/sugars and go organic, which are always healthy moves.

[selatik1]

But humans require certain nutrients found only in foods of animal origin -- particulary the fat portion of such foods. These nutrients -- vitamins A. D & B12 in particular -- don't neccesarily need to come from meat, but rather can be obtained from butter & eggs, ideally from pasture fed animals.

Nutrient deficiencies from vegan diets may take some time to show up, but they often do.

For more info check out WestonAPrice(,)org

[Chrisisms]

selatik1 "humans require certain nutrients found only in foods of animal"

There is NO nutritional imperative for meat among ANY extant hominoidea.

"vitamins A"

Found in vegetables in the form of caretenoids. No problem there..

"D" Is from the sun! No Problem!

"& B12"

Is a universal bacteria! Since humans clean their food and strip the soil, just take a multivitamin or just B12 pills every once in a while.. Even cows are supplemented w/cobalt to form B12 indirectly for consumers.

[selatik1]

There's no Vitamin A in plants. Carotenoids in fruits & vegetables aren't the same as vit. A found in certain animal fats. Healthy adults can convert carotenoids into vit. A, but many conditions interfere with the conversion, such as being an infant or child, having diabetes, low-thyroid function, low-fat diet, pancreatic or celiac disease. It's best to get vit. A from natural sources like butter, egg-yolk, organ meats, fish, shellfish & cod liver oil. Big doses of synthetic vit. A can be toxic.

[selatik1]

To make vit. D we need a certain intensity of Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) from the sun. UV-B levels vary with time of day/year. In the U.S., UV-B light is present midday between 10AM & 2PM in summer.

UV-B intensity varies with the angle of the sun. When the sun's overhead, UV-B is sufficient. But when the sun's at angled positions--morning, evening or winter--there's little or no UV-B. At latitudes higher than 45, even summer sun can't produce enough vit. D. Clouds, city ozone & smog may block UV-B

[selatik1]

Isomers similar to vitamin B12 in fermented soyfoods, spirulina & seaweeds are not usable B12, & can create a higher need for real B12. Nutritional yeast does not contain usable B12, unless manufacturers add it. Vegan pundits no longer claim that plant foods contain usable B12; they now recommend B12 supplementation for vegans. Good sources of B12 include shellfish (clams, oysters, mussels); liver; fish & dairy products (dairy foods from organic, whole milk from pasture-fed cows are best).

[Chrisisms]

selatik1 "To make vit. D we need a certain intensity of Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) from the sun"

In cool temperate latitudes and below Vitamin D from the sun is easily obtainable yr round w/just 45 minutes of exposure on arms, neck, legs/week.

Of course if u venture from hominoidea ecological niche into extreme latitudes vitamin D is not as plentiful. For at least a few months of the yr or more, extra exposure during warmer months can provide vitamin D that can be stored for 4 months.

[selatik1]

For most folks living at latitudes 30 - 45 degrees (most of the continental U.S.) sunning nearly nude 20 - 120 minutes (depending on tolerance & skin color) between 10 AM - 2 PM during summer may form adequate vit. D before skin damage occurs. The darker the skin the longer the exposure needed to make adequate vit. D. The more skin exposed, the more D made. In locations nearer the equator, fair-skinned people may be better off avoiding the sun & obtaining vitamin D with foods and/or supplements.

[Chrisisms]

"at latitudes 30 - 45 degrees (most of the continental U.S.) sunning nearly nude 20 - 120 minutes"

??

"Latitudes below 34 degrees N. (a line between Los Angeles and Columbia, South Carolina) allow for cutaneous production of vitamin D throughout the year

In extreme climates naturally unsuitable for warm blooded feral apes, there will be 3-6 months of insufficient D from sun. ALL of US offers enough sun exposure (clothes on) except 3 months in winter above 34 degrees but D is stored 4 months.

[Chrisisms]

carotenoids are digested with regulation unlike Vitamin A. Humans can overdose on vitamin A and this is why humans are able to convert carotenoids more safely.

[Chrisisms]

selatik1 "He sees how much veganism means to his mum, and he likely equates love with compliance to your regimen"

Like all the omniconfused dairy sipping kids programmed to believe they need to suckle across species.

"If you've ever tasted soymilk without the sweeteners & other additives, which I have, the instinct to spit it out is powerful"

And there is NO instinct to suckle cow udders after maturity or otherwise.

[selatik1]

dairy foods have been an integral part of human diets for centuries. Of course traditional dairy foods were whole, raw and from cows on pasture, This is the quality of dairy that I endorse -- not the factory-farm variety. 

And Chris, chronic fear, guilt and anger seriously impair one's abilty to digest food and extract nutrients, regardless of what one eats. When I was a vegan years ago, I was consumed with guilt about natural cravings for butter, eggs, etc. I almost died from malnutrition.

[selatik1]

I'm 6' 6"(200 cm), & as a vegan I weighed 140 lbs (63 kg). Imagine basketball legend Michael Jordan or country singer Trace Adkins--both the same height as me--weighing 140 lbs./ 63 kg.

My family pleaded with me to stop eating so much tofu and at least eat some eggs or cheese if I was opposed to meat, But I resolutely defended my diet -- I'm reminded of the hunger-strike scene in the movie Ghandi.

Fortunately, I gave in to cravings; within weeks, my weight rose to 170lbs./ 80 kg.

[Chrisisms]

"as a vegan I weighed 140" u failed at a vegan diet. "Imagine Michael Jordan or country singer Trace" Imaginary Popularity contests are irrelevant. "My family" Are acculturated. "pleaded" Imposed cultural sanctions. "stop eating so much tofu" Tofu is processed food for transition to optimal diet. "eat some eggs or cheese" To increase cancer risk. "resolutely defended my diet" Which was still unnatural. "I gave in to cravings" Proving u never broke addiction/withdrawals of galanin.

[selatik1]

Analyzed like a true anorexic.

[twat4556]

They arent a part of most peoples diets actually. In Lots of parts of the world, dairy just isnt used. Most non- white people are dairy intolerant. Its a proven fact. Have you noticed theres never cheese in a chinese meal?

you nearly died from malnutrition? well, maybe you should have watched this video.

[selatik1]

Yes dairy isn't used in many societies, but that doesn't mean they're chuggin soymilk. Some instead rely on seafood including fish eggs, while others consume organ meats, still others even use insects. The particular source may vary from Polynesian to African to Eskimo to Chinese, but what's common to all is they consume high-fat animal foods containing high levels of pre-formed vitamins A, D, K2 as well as usable B12.

Dairy is not used in Chinese food, but beef, pork, chicken & seafood are!

[selatik1]

I don't wish to appear to be picking on this nice British lady who took the time to make this video, but her advice is typical of misguided and highly inaccurate information regarding nutrition. coming from vegan sources.

However, vegan pundits must be commended for admitting that the vegan diet contains no usable vitamin B12 and for advising vegans to supplement with B12.

[selatik1]

From the Vegan Society website: "Others have proposed specific foods including spirulina, nori, tempeh, & barley grass, as suitable non-animal sources of B12. Such claims have not stood the test of time.

"In over 60 years of vegan experimentation only B12 fortified foods & B12 supplements have proven themselves as reliable sources of B12, capable of supporting optimal health. It's very important that all vegans ensure they have an adequate intake of B12, from fortified foods or supplements."

[selatik1]

Reading between the lines, the vegans are admitting that their diet is inferior in at least one respect: vitamin B12. But it doesn't stop there -- the vegan diet is devoid of essential vitamins A and D as well. Look up all the important functions of vitamins A and D, then reflect on the fact that the vegan diet contains zero of both. Oh, and no B12, either? What kind of dysfunctional diet is this, and why the heck would you force a child to eat that way?

[UniversalTruths]

How can it be lacking in vitamin D when your body creates vitamin D from sunlight?

[selatik1]

To make vitamin D in skin we need a certain intensity of Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) from sunlight. UV-B levels vary with time of day & time of year. In the U.S., UV-B light is present at midday between 10AM & 2PM during summer. In sub-tropical/tropical areas, time of year/time of day won't change UV-B light availability as much.

[selatik1]

When the sun is in an overhead position, UV-B light is sufficient. But when the sun is at angled positions -- such as in the morning, evening or during winter -- there is little or no UV-B light. At latitudes higher than 45 degrees north or south), even summer sun can't produce optimum levels of vitamin D (all of the UK and Norway is above 50 degrees latitude).

Additionally, clouds, city ozone & smog may block UV-B some days of the year. UV-B won't penetrate glass,

[selatik1]

For those at latitudes 30 - 45 degrees N. (most of continental U.S. & southern/central Europe) sunning nearly nude 20 - 120 minutes (depending on tolerance/skin color) between 10 AM - 2 PM during summer may form adequate vit. D before skin damage occurs. The darker the skin the longer the exposure needed to make adequate vit. D. The more skin exposed, the more D made. Nearer the equator, fair-skinned people may be better off avoiding the sun & obtaining vitamin D with foods and/or supplements.

[selatik1]

Food sources of vitamin D: cod liver oil, crab, shrimp, mackerel, salmon, fish eggs & duck egg. Actual vit. D content varies depending on how much sunlight the animal received, & on how much sunlight the animal's food received. Plant foods contain no significant vit. D. Real vit. D3 in the foods listed above is more effective than synthetic D2 added to cereals & milk.

British researchers report that increased vit. D levels in girls increased muscle power, as well as jump height & velocity!

[Chrisisms]

"sunning nearly nude.. may form adequate vit. D before skin damage occurs"

The above message is intended to scare people into consuming dairy. At 30 degrees N. (the latitude of north Florida), 15 minutes of sun exposure with shorts and a shirt on twice a week will provide sufficient vit. D. Vit. D at 30 degrees latitude is available year round. At 45 degrees latitude there are only a few months D isn't available from the sun. Use a multivitamin and spend more time out in summer to store it.

[UniversalTruths]

Good job I'm moving to southern China then :D

[selatik1]

OK. Just watch out for all the naked Chinese people runnin' around...

[Chrisisms]

Relax. The sky is not falling. Vitamin D can be stored up to 4 months. If you live in a region far from the equator/outside hominoidea ecological niche, you can take a multivitamin.

[AnetteMartinsen]

1. I am not British I am Norwegian

2. All information on here is true and not misguided.

[selatik1]

Anette:

I'm sorry, but the information is incorrect.

(Jeg beklager, men informasjonen er feil.)

A vegan diet is very dangerous!

(En vegan kosthold er svært farlig!)

You seem to be blissfully unaware of the fact that vegan diets are high in a compound called phytic acid or phytate -- an organic acid present in the bran or hulls of seeds, grains, nuts and beans, which blocks the uptake of essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc in the intestinal tract.

[selatik1]

Phytates have been extensively studied. Scientists generally agree that grain & legume based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in third world countries. Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content of soy and rice based diets prevents their absorption.

The soybean has a higher phytate content than any other grain or legume that has been studied!

[selatik1]

Not to sound rude, but you need to take the above facts into consideration when you claim that vegan foods are rich in calcium, because the phytic acid effectively nullifies key mineral availability.

If you don't believe me, you can do an internet search on phytates. There is abundant information on the subject.

I'm a Norwegian-American, I am 6' 6" (200 cm) in height. When I tried veganism, my weight quickly dropped down to 145 pounds (66 kilograms / 10 stone, 5)!

Not pretty!

[selatik1]

If, "all information on here is true and not misguided", then please back it up with facts that support your position.

[daro2096]

@selatik1

Where do animals get their B12 from?

[selatik1]

@daro2096 What types of animals are you referring to?

[madass888]

@daro2096

Herbivores get their B12 from plants, because they have a bigger digestive system and can break down cellulose and have access to the inner parts of the cells. We can't. Humans are not natural vegans. Funny thing is, although vegans love nature vegan-ism is only viable in a heavy industrialized society.

[daro2096]

@madass888

Source?

[madass888]

@daro2096

It's well known in any good biology book that we can't break down cellulose.

[daro2096]

@madass888

Neither can any animal. The fact that the animal has bacteria in its gut is vital to the breakdown of the cellulose.

Extracting B12 is simple. All you need are the enzymes to make a culture. Luckily you can get your RDA of B12 from either supplements or fortified products.

[madass888]

@daro2096

My mistake. The fact that humans digest plants so inefficiently made me think that that was the reason we couldn't get B12. It's true that all kind of bacteria are playing an important role in the digestive system of any animal. Apparently herbivores have guts suited for harvesting bacteria that creates B12 and bacteria for breaking down cellulose. We naturally get B12 from eating those animals, but with modern science we can also get it from the lab.

[daro2096]

@madass888

We don't give the ancient people more credit. We assume they were stupid and we are smart.

[madass888]

@daro2096

Funny that you start about intelligence. If ancient people never ate animals our brains would be smaller because our guts had to become larger and we wouldn't be different from any other apes. Yes, the reason why we are so smart is because our specie eat animals unlike other apes. So it's silly not giving ancient people credit, because of their intelligence, because if you would made the evolutionary choice, we would be pretty stupid now.

[daro2096]

@madass888

Man started out as a vegan. Only after the flood did he start eating meat. It is well known fact that vegetarians outlive meat eaters. A vegetarians gut tract is longer than a meat eater. A human's gut tract is over 30 feet long. It has to be that long because it takes time to digest plant based materials. A meat eater's gut tract is very short, a lion's is only 6 feet long. It is short because the meat has to be processed quickly because meat doesn't keep, it goes off quick.

[madass888]

@daro2096

Apparently not long enough to live of an natural vegan diet, without supplements. Go in to a forest or jungle and look for how many plants we can eat. Note that we can't eat grass, leaves nor can we climb really high trees. For the majority of human history meat was the major energy source. Homo sapiens existed for over 200 000 years while simple farming just started 10 000 years ago. But I guess you believe the earth is only 10 000 years old.

[daro2096]

@madass888 Meat eating is bad for us. Well known fact is that people who live long healthy lives are vegetarians.

You look at the world and assume that is how things have always been. Your logic is its impossible today therefore it was impossible in the past.

Your welcome to believe in the evolution fairy tale.

[madass888]

@daro2096

Vegetarians are in general more health conscious than the average person. They smoke less, drink less. They're often middle class and they don't do hard labor. These factors have an significance influence on life span.

Show me a peer reviewed study where these factors are ruled out and vegetarians have a significance higher lifespan.

[daro2096]

@madass888

There is plenty. Look up "vegetarians live longer" on Google.

[madass888]

@daro2096

There are many, but none ruled out those factors.

[bookgirlforlife]

@madass888 The seventh-day adventist food study is this peer reviewed study you are looking for. It shows conclusively that vegeterians live about 7 years longer then their american counter parts, have less colen andbrest cancer than the general population. That is statisticaly very significant by anyones measure. Especially when you consider they lead very similar life styles as other americans in other ways.

[daro2096]

@madass888

Man started off much smarter than he is now. Man today is shorter, more stupider, weaker and doesn't live as long because he eats meat that his body wasn't designed to cope with.

All you get from meat is protein and way too much of it. Milk causes your blood to be too acidic causing your to leech calcium from your bones to bring levels back down to normal. All that calcium in your blood ends up being urinated out.

And man is pretty stupid for believing in evolution.

[obesejim]

The word is bond!

[selatik1]

JAMES Bond. Your accent...Georgian?

[obesejim]

Word is bond:

Shortened version of "My word is my bond". You're saying that what you're saying is true and without reproach.

[selatik1]

Well, very good...but darn, I was hoping to do a line rant from Goldeneye between Xenia Onatopp and James Bond... oh well

[selatik1]

Annette: Soyfoods contain phytic acid -- found in the outer portion of nuts, seeds, grains & beans -- which blocks the uptake of essential minerals calcium, magnesium, iron & especially zinc. Soy is high in a form of phytic acid that is very difficult to neutralize.

As early as i967, researchers testing soy formula found that it caused negative zinc balance in every infant to whom it was given.

Scientists have found a strong correlation between phytate content in formula & poor growth.

[selatik1]

High levels of phytic acid in soy foods & grains have caused retarded growth in children on macrobiotic/vegan diets.

I once met the son of a famed vegan author. At age 22, the son looked as if he hadn't experienced puberty! His shoulders hadn't broadened, his voice hadn't deepened, & he was very pale & frail.

I thought: now here is a fellow whose parents are devout vegans, & who fed him the best soyfoods & organic veggies; yet the result was this scrawny wisp of a man standing before me.

[selatik1]

Protease inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders.

Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function

Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that can cause hypothyroidism.

Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed & increase the body's need for true B12.

Aluminum content of soy infant formula is 10 times greater than milk based formula, and about 100 times greater than unprocessed milk.

[Chrisisms]

B12 is a red herring argument for those who believe the human ecological niche didn't already provide adequate B12 from plant food. The truth is even today B12 deficiencies are not seen in great ape frugivores. So in todays society humans filter water and fortify food w/B12- there is no issue...

Cow dairy also increases estrogen... So humans don't need dairy or soy.

[selatik1]

Chris: How old is your info on B12? Many vegan groups no longer claim that B12 is obtainable from plant foods, because isomers resembling B12 in fermented soy foods, spirulina and sea vegetables are not usable.

The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. tried to breed the near extinct "fruitivore" South American golden marmoset in captivity with no result, but when animal protein was added to their diet, they began to breed, proving that they require animal protein to be healthy and to reproduce.

[selatik1]

Gorillas have been observed eating insects (termites, ants), insect eggs and the larvae that nest on the plants and fruits they eat. Gorillas also eat their own poop, which provides additional B12 and other nutrients.

In her pioneering work on chimpanzees, Dr. Jane Goodall discovered to her amazement -- and to the amazement of the entire world -- that chimps go to great lengths to hunt and eat monkeys and small game animals, and they also make tools to extract termites from their mounds.

[selatik1]

So, Mr Chris, are you about to explain to me why gorilla crap is on the vegan menu?

[Chrisisms]

No nutritional requirement for meat has been established. Meat is inconsistently obtained by some chimps in a complex courting ritual, depleted habitat, dry season, to establish hierarchy among chimp cultures. Some chimps use stolen (non-native) papaya for similar cultural rituals.

[ironman711]

"Some chimps use stolen (non-native) papaya for similar cultural rituals."

So by your logic, papaya is unnatural too! OH NOES!

[selatik1]

...or maybe chimps actually hunger for animal protein and fat, (i.e.meat), and pursue it -- weather it be in the form of termites, bush antelope or red colobus monkeys.

Animals are straightforward in their approach to obtaining proper foods. They don't put all the nonsense spin on it the way modern humans do. They just go after what they need.

[Chrisisms]

No nutritional requirement for any meat has been established for any hominoidea. The preferred food for all great apes is fruit, which reverses diseases caused by meat.

[selatik1]

Apes prefer fruit because it's high in calories, easy to chew, and it doesn't run away from them. But apes do make efforts to obtain foods of animal origin as well--even Gorillas eat ants & termites.

Termites in particular are like little butter balls--they're loaded with fat--animal fat. But, Chris, you should travel to Africa & stop the gorillas from eating the termites! Yes, you walk right up to that ignorant silverback and you tell him how it is. He will then deprive you of your arms.

[Chrisisms]

selatik1 "Apes prefer fruit because it's high in calories"

Apes don't care how many 'calories' (amt of energy released when food is boiled), fruit has. Apes digest fruit best and are genetically instructed to digest, metabolize and eliminate fruit best.

"and it doesn't run away from them"

In contrast to carnivores, which actually prefer food that runs away from them (it triggers a predator response). Otherwise they are less to uninterested.

"like little butter balls" Apes don't like butter

[DarkThesar]

Nice video! Viendo como cocinas me dio hambre...

[AnetteMartinsen]

Thanks! :)

[mrjohnsoda]

great video, keep up the good work!

vegans rule :)

[AnetteMartinsen]

Thank you! :)

[DianeDi]

Thank you for posting this very important information. It's unfortunate that the milk industry has not only brainwashed society but have knowingly lied about the health benefits of their products. Of all the dietary changes one can make, dairy products should be the first thing to eliminate.

[moviedude22]

Thnx mum!:) But what about coconut milk, or rice milk? How would either of those compare?

[AnetteMartinsen]

Hi, on the list of 41 they don't appear! They are both high in protien and carbohydrates. Rice milk can have calcium in it if it is fortified with it. Hope that helps son!

[moviedude22]

Indeed it does. Thank you :)

[UrDoinItWrong]

Plenty of plant sources have substantial amounts of calcium, too many to make it worth listing. Plant based calcium is easier to assimilate as well. The increased ph levels that your body soars to after consuming dairy is reduced by the body pulling calcium from the bones, further compounding dairy as a low quality calcium source. Which is why all the the highest dairy consuming nations also have the highest levels of osteoporosis and hip fractures.

[AnetteMartinsen]

Thanks for your information. Anette

[easternslavic]

To get a daily amount of calcium from seasme seeds you need 800 calories worth. No one would want to eat that much of it.

[AnetteMartinsen]

with a mixture of all of the things on the list you will get enough calcium.

[emmacupcake]

great video!

really

:D