Not obtaining taurine, carnosine, alanine, creatine, and 4-hydroxyproline in the diet leads to deficiency and suboptimal levels not conducive to longevity.

“And isn't it also intriguing that despite demonizing meat, so many in the longevity community supplement with micronutrients found exclusively or predominantly in it? Partial list: -Taurine -Creatine -CoQ10 -Collagen -B12 -K2 (MK-4)...”

“if we look at studies of vegetarians and vegans they all have lower levels of these compounds”

“not getting them in your diet as a vegan or vegetarian leads to deficiency and suboptimal levels again not great for longevity”

“vegans and vegetarians have repeatedly been shown to be deficient or have significantly lower levels of all of these nutrients in their bodies”

“and none of these nutrients are found in plant Foods”

“vegans and vegetarians have repeatedly been shown to be ient or have significantly lower levels of all of these nutrients in their bodies”

“the title is important roles of dietary torine creatine carnosine anine and for hydroxyproline in human Nutritional Health in the abstract the author clearly states these five nutrients are highly abundant in beef have important physiological roles in antioxidative anti-inflammatory reactions as well as neurological muscular retinal immunological and cardiovascular function of particular note torine carnosine anserine and creatine are absent from plants and for hydroxyproline is negligible in many plant Source foods”