Health

Meat substitute made from wheat protein

(BZfE) - Vegetarians will find a wide range of meat substitutes in the supermarket. It doesn't always have to be tofu. An interesting alternative is seitan, which is obtained from the glutinous protein of wheat (gluten). It is firm to the bite and has a compact and fibrous consistency reminiscent of meat. Seitan has played a major role in the everyday eating of Asian monks for centuries. The name comes from Japanese and can be translated as "protein of life". In fact, it has a relatively high protein content of 25 percent compared to other plant-based foods ...

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Ignore vegans evolution?

Throughout the development of Homo Sapiens much meat was consumed. Countless animals: wild boar (which later Hauschwein originated) and other animals had to believe it. Most of our primordial ancestors has the essential protein concerned about the meat. Ignore vegans and vegetarians so our evolution by refusing any animal products? Are vegans even against our evolution? ...

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Depressed patients have higher mortality risk in heart failure

Elevated values ​​on a depression scale allow the prediction ( "prediction") an increased mortality risk in patients with heart failure (cardiac insufficiency), reported Dr. Julia Wallenborn (German Center for Heart Failure, University Hospital Würzburg) on ​​the 80. Annual Meeting of the German Society of Cardiology in Mannheim.

The research group examined 864 patients with "decompensated cardiac insufficiency" - when water retention or shortness of breath occur even at rest - in a hospital with a special questionnaire (PHQ-9) for a depressive mood. A depressed mood was found in 29 percent of all patients. 28 percent of this subgroup had a previously known depression, of which only 50 percent were treated with antidepressants. In the group diagnosed as depressed, 18 percent of the patients died after 27 months, in the group classified as non-depressed 14 percent.

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