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by wobbleblob 1385 days ago
Ages ago, I had a colleague who was deeply into hacking of his mTOR pathway. Among other things, this included a permanent calorie deficit and removal of all protein from his diet.

I don't know if he's still alive. Maybe it was working a bit too well, I recall he looked like an extremely tall 13 year old with anorexia.

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You can't synthesize some of the amino acids. I wouldn't think such a diet is survivable.
I guess the raw vegetables contain just enough protein to survive
raw vegetables do not contain all amino acids and moreover they cannot be absorbed. You need pulses and sprouted