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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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[–] MaxVoltage -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Bro no! There is protein in trash. Would you pay for recycled mcdonalds half price no returns sold out of a alley?

[–] VonCesaw 3 points 10 months ago

If they reprocessed it in a way that posed miniscule health hazards and didn't taste off I would not care

I've eaten hotdogs before, and they're often found to contain HUMAN meat, what difference does it make

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston 1 points 10 months ago

Maybe I will, don't judge my kink.