Lately, people have been bombarded with lots of news on high protein products:
Protein balls, protein bars, and protein shakes leading them to eat excessive amount of protein beyond their requirements.
So,
- Protein is one of the main important macronutrients essential for our growth, muscle gain, hair and nail health along many other functions.
- There are 9 essential amino acids out of 20 which we cannot make in our bodies and should take them from variety of protein sources .
- Main protein sources: lentils, beans, Meat, chicken, eggs, milk and fish.
- Make sure to increase the variety of your protein sources.
- The Recommended protein intake for an average person is 0.8-1 g /kg while for atheltes, it’s between 1.2-1.7 g/K4.
- Eating large amounts of protein beyond our need, will not boost our muscle growth!
- Be careful that high protein intake for long time can impose a risk on people with liver or kidney issues.
- Fixating on one aspect in nutrition is not the right option.
- Giving carbs, fat and protein their worth is optimal for our health as each has its special benefits.