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> [“J. Morris Hicks, who wrote Healthy Eating, Healthy World, has this to say about our obsession with protein: Because of the mistaken, yet almost ubiquitous, belief that we humans actually “need” to eat animal protein to be healthy, incredibly powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/j-morris-hicks-who-wrote-healthy-eating-healthy-world-has-this-to-say/)

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## More by Rip Esselstyn

> [“Whether through grains, beans, or even fruit, there’s plenty of protein in a plant-strong diet. We only need 5-8% of our calories from protein,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/whether-through-grains-beans-or-even-fruit-there-s-plenty-of-protein/)

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> [“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It’s a catchy maxim. It’s simple. On first glance it makes sense. The phrase was coined by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/eat-food-not-too-much-mostly-plants-it-s-a-catchy-maxim-it-s-simple/)

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> [“J. Morris Hicks, who wrote Healthy Eating, Healthy World, has this to say about our obsession with protein: Because of the mistaken, yet almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/j-morris-hicks-who-wrote-healthy-eating-healthy-world-has-this-to-say/)

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> [“There is no such thing as protein deficiency in the United States. How many people do you know who were hospitalized last year for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/there-is-no-such-thing-as-protein-deficiency-in-the-united-states-how/)

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> [“If the milligrams of sodium are more than the calories per serving, leave it on the shelf. In other words, the ratio of sodium…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/if-the-milligrams-of-sodium-are-more-than-the-calories-per-serving/)

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> [“Pop quiz: Which has more protein per calorie, beef or broccoli? Yup. Broccoli. This green bodybuilding machine has 15.5 percent more protein per calorie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/pop-quiz-which-has-more-protein-per-calorie-beef-or-broccoli-yup/)

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> [It’s not the plant-based foods that will make you ill, it’s the meat and the liquid meat (i.e.: dairy) that can lead to sickness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/it-s-not-the-plant-based-foods-that-will-make-you-ill-it-s-the-meat/)

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> [“A study published in the Nutrition Journal ranked hibiscus tea number one in total antioxidant content of all 280 beverages examined. In addition to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/a-study-published-in-the-nutrition-journal-ranked-hibiscus-tea-number/)

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> [Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on your cat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/don-t-eat-bear-balls-eat-healthy-delectable-plant-based-foods-so-that/)

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> [“Meat, fish, dairy, poultry, and eggs almost universally have high levels of sulfur-containing amino acids, which are metabolized by the body into sulfuric acid.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/meat-fish-dairy-poultry-and-eggs-almost-universally-have-high-levels/)

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> [“And not only do plants offer plenty of calcium, they offer better calcium: the calcium in plants is absorbed twice as well as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rip-esselstyn/and-not-only-do-plants-offer-plenty-of-calcium-they-offer-better/)

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