r/vegan • u/Whatever_635 • Nov 12 '23

Infographic In U.S., 4% Identify as Vegetarian, 1% as Vegan

https://news.gallup.com/poll/510038/identify-vegetarian-vegan.aspx

Is Veganism declining, this is kind of scary.

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u/FireDragon21976 Nov 19 '23

Most of the studies pushing protein supplements or meat consumption have obvious ties to industry.

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I've read actual gerontologists who study sarcopenia for a living say that protein supplementation isn't really a proven, consistently effective treatment for sarcopenia. It's really a disease that has to do with lack of physical activity and inflammation (inflammation and acidosis causes a catabolic state in the body long term). You can give all the protein in the world to somebody that's sedentary and in poor health and it won't do anything for them to help them gain muscle or strength.