Vegetarian diet deficiencies Questions below?

Ten year old Noah has become vegetarian and is a very picky eater. He is willing to eat only whole grains and refuses to eat legumes, seeds, and nuts. The mother wants to support her sons choice but is concerned since meat is a ready source of complete protein.



Questions

Is the mother justified in her fears? As a vegetarian what should Noah's diet include? And what is deficient in Noah's vegetarian diet? What are the repercussions of such deficiencies?Vegetarian diet deficiencies Questions below?
Yes. Whole grains are an incomplete source of protein--they lack one of the essential amino acids (EAA), methionine. Legumes have the needed methionine, but in turn they lack the essential amino acid, lysine, which whole grains have in abundance. If the kid only eats whole grains as his source of proteins, he will put himself into amino acid imbalance. And vice versa if the kid only eats legumes but refuses to eat grains. Since protein synthesis requires adequate amounts of ALL the amino acids in the overall amino acid pool, an imbalance in EAA intake will essentially shut down protein synthesis. And since protein is constantly breaking down, there will not be synthesis of new protein to replace that which is lost through normal wear and tear.



A better diet for this kid would be combining these two sources of protein to yield a better balance of amino acid intake. Together, the grains and legumes would be complementary protein sources.Vegetarian diet deficiencies Questions below?
Me as a vegeterian has years of expieriance in this so here i go :)



Is the mother justified in her fears?

Yes she should be fearfull if he has no source of protein coming in



As a vegetarian what should Noah's diet include?

Quorn is a tofu meat substitute is lovely tastes like meat but is also full of protein try it ;)



And what is deficient in Noah's vegetarian diet?

He needs more proteirn definitely , Perhaps try tofoo as said



What are the repercussions of such deficiencies?

Kwashiorkor means "the displaced child" and occurs in children shortly after weaning, usually between the ages of one and four. It is characterized by growth failure, skin lesions, edema, and changes in hair color -- with red most often seen on children or adults that should have black hair. The liver is also extensively infiltrated with fat.



Marasmus means "withering" and is usually seen at an earlier age than Kwashiorkor. Growth failure is even more severe, but the edema is usually absent. This is often seen in Third World Countries where formula has been encouraged to replace breast milk. Large corporations initially give the formula to a new mother. Later, when she cannot afford to buy it, she weakens it, trying to make it last longer. In addition, because these areas lack available and clean water, bacteria and parasites have found easy targets within weakened systems. Millions of children die each year because of this reason alone.Vegetarian diet deficiencies Questions below?
Someone on such a restricted diet will probably not be getting enough protein, and will definitely not be getting *complete* protein. Whole grains are not especially protein rich, and definitely do not have complete proteins in and of themselves, they need to be accompanied by nuts, seeds, milk, or other protein sources.



Also, there are some vitamins that are most typically found in meat, though at least some of them can be readily obtained from certain yeast-based products such as Vegemite.