Abstract
To the Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism of the American Heart Association: The June 25, 2002, issue of the journal Circulation printed a letter of mine1 in which I corrected a statement made by the Nutrition Committee of the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism of the American Heart Association.2 This report states, “Although plant proteins form a large part of the human diet, most are deficient in 1 or more essential amino acids and are therefore regarded as incomplete proteins.” This statement is not correct, as I have clearly shown in my letter. Accompanying my letter was a response from Barbara Howard, PhD,3 who, I assume, represents the Nutrition Committee. Her letter was confusing and undocumented by a single scientific citation. However, rather than admit the Committee’s report was in error, she reaffirmed their previous position by writing “. . .we did carefully state that ‘most’ are deficient in one or more essential amino acids. . ..” Failure to resolve the truth about the adequacy of plant proteins threatens the …
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