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Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans
Vegan diets have gained popularity in recent years for reasons including health benefits and concerns for animal welfare. Although these diets are considered to be nutritionally adequate, questions remain over whether the current protein recommendation (0.8 g/kg/d) is sufficient. Protein status is d...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10385755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513577 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143159 |
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author | Bartholomae, Eric Johnston, Carol S. |
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description | Vegan diets have gained popularity in recent years for reasons including health benefits and concerns for animal welfare. Although these diets are considered to be nutritionally adequate, questions remain over whether the current protein recommendation (0.8 g/kg/d) is sufficient. Protein status is determined through a nitrogen balance analysis when the protein content of the diet is known. A negative balance indicates a catabolic state, and a positive nitrogen balance indicates an anabolic state. In healthy adults, nitrogen equilibrium is the expectation reflecting the net synthesis and breakdown of proteins. Currently, there are no known studies measuring nitrogen balance in strict vegan men fed the protein requirement. Eighteen minimally active vegan men received a 5-day eucaloric diet (protein content: 0.8 g/kg/d). On day five, 24 h urine was collected for nitrogen analysis. Both the mean absolute nitrogen balance (−1.38 ± 1.22 g/d) and the mean relative nitrogen balance (−18.60 ± 16.96 mg/kg/d) were significantly lower than zero (equilibrium) (p < 0.001). There were no correlations seen between nitrogen balance and age, years as vegan, or fat-free mass. Consuming 0.8 g/kg/d of protein is not adequate to produce nitrogen balance in men adhering to typical strict vegan diets for at least one year. |
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spelling | pubmed-103857552023-07-30 Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans Bartholomae, Eric Johnston, Carol S. Nutrients Article Vegan diets have gained popularity in recent years for reasons including health benefits and concerns for animal welfare. Although these diets are considered to be nutritionally adequate, questions remain over whether the current protein recommendation (0.8 g/kg/d) is sufficient. Protein status is determined through a nitrogen balance analysis when the protein content of the diet is known. A negative balance indicates a catabolic state, and a positive nitrogen balance indicates an anabolic state. In healthy adults, nitrogen equilibrium is the expectation reflecting the net synthesis and breakdown of proteins. Currently, there are no known studies measuring nitrogen balance in strict vegan men fed the protein requirement. Eighteen minimally active vegan men received a 5-day eucaloric diet (protein content: 0.8 g/kg/d). On day five, 24 h urine was collected for nitrogen analysis. Both the mean absolute nitrogen balance (−1.38 ± 1.22 g/d) and the mean relative nitrogen balance (−18.60 ± 16.96 mg/kg/d) were significantly lower than zero (equilibrium) (p < 0.001). There were no correlations seen between nitrogen balance and age, years as vegan, or fat-free mass. Consuming 0.8 g/kg/d of protein is not adequate to produce nitrogen balance in men adhering to typical strict vegan diets for at least one year. MDPI 2023-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10385755/ /pubmed/37513577 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143159 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bartholomae, Eric Johnston, Carol S. Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title | Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title_full | Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title_fullStr | Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title_full_unstemmed | Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title_short | Nitrogen Balance at the Recommended Dietary Allowance for Protein in Minimally Active Male Vegans |
title_sort | nitrogen balance at the recommended dietary allowance for protein in minimally active male vegans |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10385755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513577 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143159 |
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