After watching "Game Changers," a Netflix documentary about plant-based eating patterns, your friend decides to start consuming a strict vegan eating pattern (no meat, dairy, seafood, or eggs). Why might protein be a nutrient of concern for your friend? A strict vegan diet will mainly include complete protein sources, which are high in 1 or more EAA A strict vegan diet will mainly include incomplete protein sources, which are low in 1 or more EAA Protein content isn't a concern for a strict vegan diet A strict vegan diet will always be low in protein
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