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On 7/8 Kathrynne Holden wrote: A note to all: I've now heard from 3 people who find that plant protein does not have the inhibiting effects of animal protein, and will be happy to pursue this further with anyone interested. Kathrynne, First I want to thank you for your participation in this list. Your=20 comments on nutrition have been very informative and useful to both=20 Dorothy (63/pd10) and myself. In response to your note on 7/8, I would like to say that Dorothy has=20 been a vegan for about the past 3 years after reading an article on=20 animal vs plant protein in a Parkinson=92s newsletter. She firmly believ= es=20 that this helps her manage her PD symptoms. I am concerned that we get enough of the right protein with our=20 vegetarian diet. Lavon J. Dunne=92s NUTRITION ALMANAC 3rd Ed discusses=20 protein. It states that =93most vegetables and fruits are=20 incomplete-protein foods. To obtain a complete-protein meal from=20 incomplete proteins, one must combine foods carefully so that those weak=20 in an essential amino acid will be balanced by those adequate in the same= =20 amino acid.=94 This raises the question of what plants, if any, are=20 complete-protein foods? How can we know what combination of=20 incomplete-protein foods will result in a complete-protein meal? Milo Frey [log in to unmask]