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Algae as a surprising meat alternative and source of environmentally friendly protein (www.worldhealth.net)

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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah we'll just make our food like we do our drugs. Surely those who can't afford a steak will be able to eat....