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Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein (www.worldhealth.net)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by fukhueson to c/science
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With more of us looking for alternatives to eating animals, new research has found a surprising environmentally friendly source of protein -- algae.

The University of Exeter study has been published in The Journal of Nutrition and is the first of its kind to demonstrate that the ingestion of two of the most commercially available algal species are rich in protein which supports muscle remodeling in young healthy adults.

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[–] Omnificer 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm not against algae as a food source, but the similarity of this research to Soylent Green's cover source in the movie being plankton is hilariously on the nose.

[–] feedum_sneedson 1 points 10 months ago

I mean you'd think soy and lentils, wouldn't you.