High or low protein which diet is superior? How much protein does a person need? Is animal protein essential in the diet?


Proteins are substances made up of minor chemicals known as amino acids. These amino acids are compounds that have both the positive and negative electrical charge. Amino acids hook mutually in thousands of formations to make all the tissues in the body. All enzymes and many hormones are also considered to be proteins.

Protein-containing foods can be separated into three groups:


• Red meat, rooster, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, cheese and beans have 20% or more protein whereas wheat germ, brewer’s yeast and spirulina are also high in protein.
• Grains like rice, wheat, oats, millet and barley have 8 to 14% protein.
• Fruits, vegetables, milk, soy milk, and juices have less than 5% protein.

Our body needs about 22 amino acids so have to take about 10 of these essential amino acids. And the rest can be manufactured from the essential ones.
Protein foods that have all the essential amino acids are considered to be complete proteins. In that way meats, poultry, eggs, soy, peanuts, and cheese are complete proteins. Incomplete proteins like grains and beans may be eaten together to have a complete protein.

Egg protein (albumin)
rates the highest in the biological quality. Research proves that too much protein can deplete calcium, leading to osteoporosis. Undigested protein can decay, which releases harmful substances into the body.

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