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RE: Moving Towards a Plant-Based Diet
I am vegan for about 7 years now. I am in my late 20s. I have also done a lot of research (mainly on studies) and i can recommend you the book of dr. greger called "How not to die" it is realy well written and has a lot of research cited (literally every second sentence).
About the protein powder you are using the protein powder; in my opinion it is not necessary. You can build nice muscles on 0,7g/kg of protein. (You only need more protein when you are a baby because you have to double you weight in a few month. Babys get around 1,5g to 0,7g/kg depending on state of their development. Just look at studys about mothers milk composition and the consumption of a baby)
"How Not to Die" looks awesome, will definitely be reading it, thank you. I've also been skeptical of protein supplementation--i agree with it not being absolutely required, but am also skeptical that it's unnatural to consume a high dose of isolated proteins, we really don't know the full long term effects on our bodies.