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Joseph Michael Bay wrote:

> "Krusty" > writes:
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>>"Dana Carpender" > wrote
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>>>If the body can make it, it is considered inessential. That's the
>>>definition. Carbohydrate is inessential.

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>>The body can make protein. By your logic. Protein is "inessential".

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> Well, the body can make protein that only has the "inessential"
> amino acids; half of the amino acids in our proteins we need to
> get from our diet.
>
> But, sure. The body can make fat as well, so fat and carbohydrates
> and 10 of 20 amino acids are inessential.


There are essential fatty acids, though.

Eating a diet solely
> consisting of tryptophan, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine,
> threonine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine (histidine and arginine
> aren't really required in adults pretty much) -- the things that
> are essential -- would be a terrible idea.
>
> Even if you took sixty vitamin and mineral pills a day, Atkins-style.



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