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schema:text	What was claimed Protein doesn’t exist. Our verdict It does, and we need to eat enough of it to remain healthy. Protein doesn’t exist. It does, and we need to eat enough of it to remain healthy. An Instagram clip from an American radio interview in 2019 contains false claims about protein and plant-based diets. The video has over 48,000 likes on Instagram and the original video uploaded to YouTube has 2.5 million views. Protein is an essential component of the human diet, needed to maintain, repair and grow tissues like muscle. False claims about food and nutrition can cause harm, as bad information about health can influence people’s decisions. Honesty in public debate matters You can help us take action – and get our regular free email The clip begins with the claim: “There’s no such thing as protein.” It continues: ”Think about the gorilla. What protein does he get?” Proteins are compounds made up of smaller units called amino acids. They were discovered in 1838. They exist, and have been widely studied. Thanks to electron microscopy we can see detailed pictures of proteins. Gorillas are generally vegetarian, eating fruit and, indeed, green leaves. But some do consume insects and larvae. In any case, the leaves they consume contain good amounts of protein. A study of gorillas in Uganda found that their diets vary throughout the year, and “when leaves dominated gorilla diets, 31 per cent of total energy is consumed as protein”. Some subspecies of adult gorilla eat 18-30 kg of plant matter a day. Image courtesy of Joseph Twinamatsiko This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here. For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because protein does exist. Humans need it, and gorillas eat a lot of it. Full Fact fights for good, reliable information in the media, online, and in politics.
schema:mentions	Joseph Smith Electron microscope Vegetarianism Protein Radio Uganda YouTube Instagram Facebook Full Fact Green Leaves Human nutrition Plant-based diet Amino acid Skeletal muscle Food energy dbpedia:Human_taxonomy
schema:reviewRating	It does, and we need to eat enough of it to remain healthy.
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schema:datePublished	2023-03-30 (xsd:date)
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