Protein and Those Amazing Amino Acids (An Overview)

Protein and Those Amazing Amino Acids (An Overview)

12 Signs that you are Protein Deficient

12 Signs that you are Protein Deficient

While society would have us think we get more than enough protein in our diet, what I see as a nutrition professional is just the opposite.  Too many are still on the low fat bandwagon and thus are eating a high carb diet. Many start the day with zero grams of protein!

What would happen if we did not consume protein?

The simple answer is that the body would not function normally without protein and its essential amino acids.  While we can survive just fine by consuming a low carb diet, the same cannot be said for a low protein diet.  Yet, many are doing this without realizing it.

Most people consume some protein daily and if you miss a few days due to illness you will be fine. However a long term protein deficiency can produce some significant symptoms but it can take up to a year of protein deficiency before these symptoms start to shout out at you. By then you may not be able to connect the dots of your symptoms to an unintentional low protein diet.

Here is why you need protein and what happens if you are deficient

• Compromised immune system. Are you picking up every germ that floats by?  Is it taking you longer to recover?


• Protein deprived body will grow weaker over time


• Slow to heal from injury: you need protein to rebuild and heal.


• Your hormones, neurotransmitters, hemoglobin and antibodies all need protein to function.


• Protein is part of your nails, hair, skin, muscles and joints.


• It helps to regulate the pH of your body tissues and fluid


• You need it to transport nutrients


• It can be used for energy if necessary.

Bottom Line: protein is more important than we think!

Signs that you are not getting enough protein in your diet

• Nails: rub your finger across your nails. Do you feel ridges? This can indicate a protein deficiency.  The more ridges you feel and the deeper you feel them, the more deficient you may be.  Also look at the moon shape of the new incoming nail. Can you see it on all nails? If so this indicates adequate protein intake. What if you can see it on some but not all? This indicates some protein deficiency.


• Food Cravings: your diet may be instead high carb and low protein which can cause blood sugar spikes and drops which leads you to crave more carbs. Add in protein at each meal to balance out your blood sugar.


• Swelling of the feet and ankles: protein plays a role in keeping fluid from accumulating in the tissues especially the feet and ankles.


• Hair loss (can also be due to disrupted thyroid function)


• Brain fog:  While there can be many root causes for brain fog it can also be caused by blood sugar dysregulation which is caused by too many carbs and sugar and too little protein to balance it out.


• Slow Wound healing


• Low libido


• Loss of muscle tone (are you working out but not seeing results?)


• Irritability


• Depression: are you getting the amino acids your neurotransmitters need to function properly?


• frequent illness


• Can’t losing weight no matter how hard you try: protein speeds up your metabolism.  You feel more satisfied after consuming a meal with moderate amounts of protein thus less over eating.

How much Protein do you need?

That depends on a lot of factors such as your age, your weight, your activity level, your current health.  But here are some general guidelines:

• 0.8 g/kg of body weight for a non-athletic adult.


• Up to 1.7 g./kg. for performance athletes


• OR take your ideal weight (not your actual weight as you don’t need protein to fuel excess fat) and multiply that by .5 for a moderate active person, by .8 for an athlete and by .3 if you sit behind a desk all day (sedentary)


• OR another general guideline is to consume 15 grams of protein at each meal and half that amount at each snack for a total of 60 grams of protein per day for the average person.

Which groups of people are at greater risk of protein deficiency?

• Infants and children (for example a baby up to 6 months of age needs 2.2g/kg of body weight and at 1-3 years of age the toddler would need 1.8g/kg of body weight.


• Athletes: you need protein to repair, rebuild and maintain your muscle mass.


• Anyone recovering from illness, injury or surgery. Your protein needs will increase during the healing process.


• The aging: they tend to not consume enough protein and digestion may be compromised due to lower amounts of stomach acid as we age.  The high protein amounts will assist with physical and mental alertness.


• Pregnant and nursing moms: protein is crucial for the baby’s growth especially during the second and third trimester.  It is also an important component of breast milk which will optimize the growth and development of the baby.  A pregnant or breastfeeding mom needs 50% more protein than a woman who is not pregnant or breast feeding!

Protein Rich Foods

• Beef, pork, poultry, eggs, fish, shellfish


• Whey protein powder (Undenatured, grass fed)


• Plant based protein powders


• Nuts, seeds (raw)


• Beans


• Whole grains (i.e.: quinoa  not processed flour products)


• Dairy (raw, organic, grass fed) Try goat milk or sheep milk products!


• Bee pollen, micro algae, brewer’s yeast


• bone broth (org.)


• beef jerky or beef sticks (avoid the processed ones)


• Protein bars such as Epic bars


• Canned tuna or canned sardines (I like Wild Planet brand)

 The best way to meet your protein needs is to make sure your meals and snacks are balanced. That means having protein at every snack and meal along with healthy fats and whole food carb sources. 

Sources

Bauman, E. & Friedlander, J. (2014) Foundations in Nutrition. CA: Bauman College

Gaby, A. (2006) A-Z guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions. NY: Three Rivers Press.

Markham, H. (6/22/16) You Asked: What happens if I don’t eat Enough Protein?    http://time.com/4374959/protein-health-benefits-nutrition/

Smith, M. (6/16) No-fuss Animal Protein.  www.betternutrition.com

Karen Brennan, MSW, CNC, Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition (candidate), author of the E book Tru Foods Depression Free Nutrition Guide; How Food Supplements and herbs can be used to lift your mood and owner of Tru Foods Nutrition Services, LLC believes in food first when addressing the root causes to your health conditions.  For more information, visit her website at www.trufoodsnutrition.com

As a nutrition professional, Karen Brennan does not treat, cure nor diagnose. This information is for educational purposes only.

12 Signs that you are Protein Deficient

Losing Weight Fast is More Than Just Calories, Carbs, and Protein

Blood Sugar, Insulin Sensitivity, and Triglycerides are three very complicated pieces of the overall health puzzle when losing weight fast. Within these three body processes you will find huge variations between one person and the next. This is part of what makes the process of losing weight so complicated.

Some of us are more catabolic and some of us are more anabolic. This makes a huge difference as to whether are food feeds muscle growth or is stored as body fat.

Some of us have high testosterone, some of us have high estrogen. Some of us are highly sensitive to insulin. Some of us don’t produce enough T4, a thyroid hormone that is important for metabolism. Some of us have low serotonin and always feel hungry and sad.

And there are many other things that we haven’t been able to cover here.

Some of this is genetically determined and it’s always going to be easier for some people’s attempts at losing weight fast than others. But that said, there are ways you can maximize your genetic potential and manage your own metabolism to give yourself a bit of a helping hand.

And this is where it makes a lot of sense to start thinking outside the limiting concept of ‘calories in/calories out’. If your daily caloric burn is lower than normal due to a very slow metabolism, then you will find yourself very hungry and struggling hard to try and get your calorie intake low enough for losing weight fast.

It would be more beneficial to try and fix that metabolism as much as possible so that you will start to respond better to the food going into your system.

The first way to do this? Visit your doctor. If you have tried and failed to lose weight consistently, then it is possible that you may have a condition like pre-diabetes or hypothyroidism. This is particularly true if you notice other symptoms such as tiredness, acne, mood swings etc. Likewise, you should consider the role that a contraceptive pill might be having. This can increase levels of estrogen which in turn can enhance fat storage. In this case, you may notice that you started gaining weight shortly after you went on the pill and in that case, coming off it could help you to more easily manage your calories.

Otherwise, there are also a few things you can do to adjust your metabolism.

Your first option is to try and control your blood sugar levels and to increase your insulin sensitivity. This is one of the first changes you need to consider when you are working on losing weight fast.

Managing Blood Sugar

The problem with high carbohydrate, low fat diets is that they massive spike our blood sugar levels on regular occurrences. And actually, this is also a broader problem with American diets in general which contain a lot of simple carbs in the form of processed snacks.

Carbohydrates are foods that include:

• Bread


• Chips


• Fruits


• Vegetables


• Chocolate


• Cake


• Soda drinks


• Pasta


• Rice

These are the closest foods to pure sugar and as such, they provide a very immediate energy source for the human body. At the same time though, this means that they digest very quickly and release the sugar rapidly into the blood via digestion. This sudden spike then causes a surge in energy, followed by a trough once the insulin has been released and once the sugar has been used or stored as fat. The spike also means that energy is more likely to be stored as fat as the body has a sudden surplus of energy and nothing to do with it!

If you have a diet that consists of lots of bread, crisps and chocolates – and especially if you eat ‘low fat’ versions of those foods – then your blood sugar level will constantly be alternating between high and low. You’ll have a sudden surge of energy, followed by a crash with lethargy and hunger pangs and the urge to snack. What’s more, is that you’ll be consistently taxing your body and over time you can ruin your sensitivity to insulin so that your body responds less efficiently to an increase in sugar and you aren’t able to properly utilize that energy.

If you already have a genetic predisposition and you follow this with a very bad diet high in carbs, then you can eventually even cause type 2 diabetes. Even if you never get to this point, you’ll find you store more fat, feel less energetic and feel hungrier a lot of the time.

Eat More Fat and Protein

Fats and proteins meanwhile take much longer to digest and they release their energy more slowly throughout the day. This provides your body with a steady stream of glucose which it can use as it goes about daily tasks and activities. You don’t get the sudden spike but you also don’t get the sudden trough. And because your body has to make use of consistent, low levels of glucose, your insulin sensitivity stays very good and you become more efficient at using the energy in your system.

Meanwhile, fats also help your body to produce a lot of other necessary hormones such as testosterone – which enhances fat loss and muscle gain when you’re in an anabolic state.

The answer here though is not to suddenly stop eating carbohydrates altogether.

All Carbs Are Not Created Equal

Carbohydrates might spike the blood sugar but they are still important for a range of other things and for providing energy. In fact, if you completely cut your carbohydrate intake then this can be enough to immediately lower your testosterone production leading to weight gain, low energy, low mood and even poor libido.

Fortunately, not all carbohydrates are made equal and some carbohydrates spike the blood more than others. In particular, you need to look at the GI rating. The ‘Glycemic Index’ essentially tells you how much sugar hits the blood stream, with 100 being the score you would give to pure glucose. The lower the GI of a select carbohydrate, the more ‘complex’ it is and the more slowly it will release it energy.

Brown, whole-grain, whole-wheat bread for example is lower GI and so are sweet potatoes. Likewise, so too are oats. If you start your day with a big bowl of oats, it should release slowly into your system and provide you with all of the energy you need to get through the day without snacking.

Generally, any carbohydrates with lots of fiber will be slowly to digest while ‘white’, ‘soft’ or ‘sweet’ carbohydrates are more likely to spike your blood sugar.

Some simple carbs are still good for you. Fruits for example pack in so much nutrition that they’re worth the slight spike in blood sugar for most people. Just try to limit the amount of sugar rushes you are giving yourself throughout the day and judge on a case-by-case basis.

But what you can definitely leave out? That would be the processed sweets and snacks. Crisps, chocolate bars, Coca-Cola. All of these increase your calorie total, they spike your blood sugar and they don’t offer any nutrition in return! This is something that the Paleo diet has gotten right and there is absolutely no merit to this kind of food other than the fact that it is tasty and you might enjoy it as an occasional treat (because no one can be 100% well-behaved all of the time!).

Eat in a slightly more organic, slightly more Paleo manner and you will find you automatically end up on more of a slow carbohydrate diet. You’ll be eating more cruciferous vegetables, more nuts and seeds, more meats, more fish… and as a result your body will be provided with lots of energy that it can slowly process.

Justin Arndt is the author of the upcoming book, Lose Weight Fast: Weight Loss Secrets of Professional Athletes, as well as the article The Health Benefits of Pokemon Go. Justin is the Senior Fitness Editor at loseweight.io.

Losing Weight Fast is More Than Just Calories, Carbs, and Protein

Balancing Daily Protein Consumption Across Meals Increases Muscle Protein

Though we’re a long way from New Year’s resolutions, summertime occasionally motivates us to commence exercise programs (with apologies to our readers in the winter of the Southern Hemisphere). The length of daylight and time for vacations look to prod several of us to get outdoors and break a sweat much more usually. As a outcome, you may possibly also be thinking much more about your nutrition.

For example, we all know that consuming protein is needed to develop muscle mass. But how a lot?

In the U.S., the recent recommendation is for .8 grams of protein daily for every single kilogram of your physique excess weight, or .36 g/pound. That is about 71 grams a day for the average 196-pound U.S. guy, or 60 grams for the common 166-pound U.S. girl (typical weights for U.S. adults ages 20 and up  – yes, I’m stunned they are so substantial – are from this report).

Nevertheless, some physicians and physiologists find this to be an underestimate of what we really require. The reason is that the so-known as advised day-to-day allowance (RDA) is primarily based on the minimal needed to prevent the reduction of lean entire body mass. So, the average grownup may possibly require more than 60-70 grams of protein per day. In truth, the sum required by elderly people is even higher than that of individuals most commonly studied dietary topics: university-aged men.

Robert R. Wolfe, Ph.D., now director of the Center for Translational Analysis in Aging &amp Longevity at Texas A&ampM University, gave this kind of a concise argument with colleague, Susan L. Miller, Ph.D., in this 2008 viewpoint piece in JAMA. They argued then that the RDA ought to truly be renamed the minimal every day necessity, a term previously utilised for other nutrients, to reflect that higher amounts are more meaningful for the common adult. Subsequent work has suggested that these numbers ought to be raised anywhere from twenty% to 50%.

But, I know – I’m not assisting you with your very own dietary targets. What does this all mean?

30 grams of protein at every meal

Consuming a meal with 30 grams of large-high quality protein has emerged as the average consensus from studies created to maximize muscle protein synthesis across folks of a variety of ages, entire body mass, and action amounts. So that would be 90 grams a day for most of us.

But most Americans really don’t split their protein intake equally across their three meals. Do you? The vast majority of us tend to consume about three times a lot more protein at dinner than we do for breakfast.

A mix of large-quality proteins for breakfast may quite nicely be great for your muscle groups. (Photograph credit score: Wikimedia Commons, user Rjh1962)

In a new paper published in the Journal of Nutrition, researchers asked a easy query, assuming that a complete of 90 grams per day would be ideal: Would human subjects make a lot more muscle protein if their optimum intake was evenly split across the 3 meals when compared with common protein intake patterns skewed towards a protein-heavy dinner?

The review was performed with a group of five guys and three girls between ages 25 and 55. The topics were physically lively, but not athletically skilled, averaging 32% physique unwanted fat and with an common entire body mass index in the regular range. 

The research team was led by Douglas Paddon-Jones, Ph.D., at the University of Texas Health care Branch in Galveston and Donald K. Layman, Ph.D., at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the paper’s principal author was Madonna M. Mamerow, Ph.D., a postdoctoral investigation fellow at UTMB-Galveston.

Paddon-Jones and colleague, Blake Rasmussen, Ph.D., initially proposed in 2009 that the even ingestion of protein at each meal could reduce aging-associated sarcopenia, the progressive three-eight% loss of muscle that we inevitably encounter with each decade after age thirty. This is the 1st research testing that hypothesis in young and middle-aged adults.

Generating sure any findings had been due to diet program alone

While the sample size is fairly small as in contrast with drug trials, these kinds of dietary scientific studies demand intense participant dedication in adhering to stringent diets, getting multiple blood draws in two 36-hour inpatient hospital stays, and a number of muscle biopsies – a complete of twelve, across the two phases of the review.

But these smaller sized studies permit problems to be quite tightly managed, and it’s well worth taking a second to examine how the researchers minimizing any confounding variables. Every topic obtained both diet plans for 7 days with a 30-day washout time period in between the two. A single was, as I explained earlier, a roughly even 30 grams of protein at each and every meal. The skewed diet plan consisted of ten grams at breakfast, 15 grams at lunch, and 65 grams at dinner.

These diet programs have been a combine of foods with substantial-top quality protein and not any sort of protein supplement.

Muscle protein synthesis was measured by injecting the participants with a specially-tagged version of the amino acid, phenylalanine, waiting 24 hrs, then taking samples of one of their thigh muscle tissues. The researchers did this metabolic research on the very first day and then yet again soon after the volunteers invested seven days on the diet plan.

To guarantee that any adjustments were due to the diet regime alone and not muscle restore following physical exercise, the participants had been instructed to keep away from strenuous physical action for the three days preceding each and every metabolic study. But the volunteers have been permitted a thirty-minute, reasonable-intensity treadmill stroll for the duration of each and every inpatient remain to avoid any artificial problem with 36 hrs of comprehensive bedrest for the metabolic examine.

The researchers identified that muscle protein synthesis averaged 25% larger when participants ate the evenly-divided protein diet regime than when on the diet plan skewed toward a protein-rich dinner. The big difference was even observed as early as the breakfast meal in which 10 grams was eaten on the skewed diet and thirty grams on the even diet regime. Most noteworthy was that this benefit of the evenly-divided protein diet program persisted right after 7 days, suggesting that the physique does not simply accommodate to the steady protein consumption.

Once more, even though a modest study with eight participants, the analysis design and style benefitted from the power of using every single participant as their personal management considering that every single was subjected to both diet programs, thirty days apart. The technical factors of the research appear to be extremely well executed as evidenced by the really little statistical variability in the measurements–in my lab days, we’d get in touch with these information “tight.”

The authors compose that the outcomes are consistent with what we know about dietary intake:

“Unlike excess fat or carbohydrate, the human entire body has limited capacity to transiently shop ‘excess’ dietary protein from a single meal to acutely stimulate muscle protein anabolism at a later time.”

In an accompanying editorial, University of Connecticut nutrition professor, Nancy Rodriguez, Ph.D., writes:

“The exclusive contribution of this operate is the evaluation of the skeletal muscle protein synthetic response for a 24-h period, taking the finite single acute measure typical of most skeletal muscle protein fractional synthetic fee assessments a single phase even more.”

A single disclosure note: The examine was funded in component by the Beef Checkoff Plan of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board with each other with federal funding from the Nationwide Institute on Aging and the National Center for Analysis Sources. Dr. Paddon-Jones and Dr. Layman also disclosed speaking fees from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

The cattle market funding is typical in the nutrition field. These days, you can’t do this sort of academic research with NIH funding alone. Even the editorialist, Dr. Rodriguez, disclosed speaking costs from the NCAB and Nationwide Dairy Council. But I mention it because an examination of the research diet plans reveals that the animal protein sources for the skewed diet plan have been pork, chicken, and chicken eggs, although the superior, evenly-distributed diet regime integrated beef, cow milk, and turkey. My enthusiasm for the study style would have been better if a mix of animal proteins were represented in both diet plans.

Conclusions

Rodriguez did caution that “translating investigation findings into evidence-primarily based dietary guidance . . . is an elusive pursuit.”

In fact, both she and the authors noted that one particular limitation of the study – and of any examine like this, is that 1 is examining a snapshot sum of muscle protein synthesis and breakdown. So we really don’t know exactly that the 25% enhance in muscle protein is due solely to improved protein synthesis or a slowdown in muscle breakdown. Technically, the distinction would necessary yet another type of protein tagging and a separate set of muscle biopsies.

But these types of research are the very best we can do with today’s technologies. I, for one particular, have began to shift my protein consumption, particularly escalating how significantly I take in at breakfast. A high-protein, Greek-design yogurt offers me 12 grams of protein and a massive bowl of a complete grain cereal with some low-unwanted fat milk gets me an additional 18.

Dr. Paddon-Jones speaks in basic terms about the evenly-distributed protein approach in this video from the UTMB investigation experts’ webpage.

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Balancing Daily Protein Consumption Across Meals Increases Muscle Protein

Why Meat And Protein Are Not The Exact same

In the final week alone, there is been ample conflicting research on meat to turn a man or woman veggie (and that may well not be a bad way to go). Amongst the most recent study results, animal protein will give you heart condition and breast cancer, and probably kill you. On the upside it might save you from a stroke, and it aids build muscle. There are obviously some caveats at play. One situation is that even within a offered group (e.g., animal protein), the overall health results can differ tremendously. The other question is no matter whether we can have also significantly protein all round, even of the “purest” kind. While eating more protein is not needed for most Americans – we consider in an terrible good deal previously – the place we get our protein is the question.

So what do we do? The reply really hasn’t altered extremely a lot in excess of the many years, in spite of the apparent uptick of conflicting proof: Eat ample but not excessive amounts of protein, definitely from plants, and probably from fish, eggs, and poultry. And if you’re going to indulge in red meat (and there is evidence that some folks possibly need to), just about everybody advises to do it sparingly.

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Here’s a recap of the research in the final week. One particular study discovered that red meat was linked to an increase in the risk of breast cancer, in a review of in excess of 88,000 nurses in the Nurses’ Overall health Study II. Nuts, beans, fish, and poultry, didn’t seem to be to post the very same threat, even so, and poultry alone was linked to a decrease threat of breast cancer.

Another study located, not remarkably, the meat consumption was linked to heart disease in a study of 37,000 middle-aged males – but there was difference when the researchers broke it down and looked at processed vs. unprocessed meat. Men who ate mainly unprocessed red meat didn’t have any better danger of heart illness, but guys who ate largely processed meats – hotdogs, sausages, and this kind of – had a significantly increased danger of heart disease and cardiac-relevant death.

Ultimately, one particular research appeared at 1st glance to give a ray of hope for the meat lover, finding that high-protein diets may possibly decrease the danger of stroke, very likely for blood-stress lowering factors. Animal protein was connected with a considerably diminished danger of stroke in a meta-examination of above 250,000 people. But once more, a caveat: The authors say the findings do not lengthen to red meat, since it’s recognized to enhance the threat of stroke. For that reason, headlines touting the truth that “protein lowers stroke risk!” along with a picture of steak are misleading, and readers need to comprehend that the source genuinely does matter.

There are a number of reasons why protein may each healthier and unhealthy, dependent on the kind, quantity, and stage of existence you’re in. Proteins are made up of amino acids, which are essential in just about each and every component of our cells’ framework and function. Some amino acids can be created by the physique, but other people can not, so we have to eat them. The presence or absence of these vital amino acids, of which there are 9, are what make a protein “complete” or “incomplete.” Animal sources of protein are generally full – eggs, dairy products, and meat/poultry/fish. Veggies typically supply only incomplete proteins, which is why it is crucial for vegetarians to pair various plant sources. (Quinoa may possibly be the exception.)

So protein is essential, but in substantial doses, some have recommended it could also be detrimental. A single explanation is that it appears to trigger the production of a growth issue, IGF-I, which is linked to cancer cell proliferation. Some scientific studies, like this current 1, have found that any type of protein, but animal protein in distinct, is linked to an elevated cancer risk. Valter Longo, who headed the study, says that “[a]lmost everyone is going to have a cancer cell or pre-cancer cell in them at some level,” says Longo. “The query is: Does it progress? Turns out 1 of the main factors in figuring out if it does is protein consumption.”

The other issue is that we do not consume protein alone: It comes with fats, carcinogens, and hormones. Red meat in certain looks to be in a class of its very own. It has been proven in a amount of scientific studies to increase the danger for colon cancer there is less proof that other kinds of cancer are linked to red meat. Despite the fact that the mechanism is not completely clear, some researchers have recommended it is the type of iron in red meat that may possibly trigger the formation of cancer-triggering N-Nitroso compounds. Others have recommended that it’s the heterocyclic amines (HCAs) — carcinogens are released when meat is cooked below greater temperatures. And red meat has been linked to heart disease several times in excess of, but probably for causes related to unwanted fat articles, rather than protein.

So a single concern is that meat and protein are not precisely interchangeable, since any variety of protein carries along with it plenty of other compounds. Steak and turkey breast could have very various results on the entire body. And once again, the tougher query is whether or not large doses of protein from any source pose overall health hazards. Longo stresses that from his research, at least, all varieties of protein have been linked with cancer, even that from plants. “Keep in thoughts that for cancer, plant proteins at large ranges are still connected with a 3-fold higher mortality. But this is not as negative as that for animal protein (4-fold). For overall mortality rather, the animal-to-plant switch can make a massive difference.”

The protein-wellness connection will need a lot far more study before recognize it totally. The effects of a single molecule in meals made of a lot of, several molecules are very difficult to isolate. In the meantime, maintain protein intake moderate: Most organizations suggest swapping out red meat for other sources, and taking in about 46 grams per day for women, and 56 grams per day for males.

So have a tiny protein, but stay away from the fats, hormones, and carcinogens, in which you can. Plants, fish, and eggs are possibly ideal, if you crave it, a burger each and every now and then possibly won’t destroy you. Of course, consuming plant-primarily based proteins also provides you the peace of mind that you’re not contracting Mad Cow Condition along with it. Whilst the current scare seems to be largely a technical glitch, and not any true biological lead to for concern, the vegetarians out there will breath a signal of relief that the problem doesn’t pertain to them.

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Consume protein to decrease stroke chance

Consuming a high protein diet significantly lowers the threat of stroke and could avoid ten,000 deaths in Britain each year, a research has advised.

Consuming as minor as one chicken breast, or a salmon fillet – the equivalent of 20g – lowers the threat of stroke by twenty per cent. And for each and every further twenty grams per day of protein that people ate, their threat of stroke decreased a even more 26 per cent.

“If everyone’s protein consumption have been at this degree, that would translate to far more than one.four million fewer deaths from stroke each and every 12 months around the world, plus a decreased level of disability from stroke, “ said study writer Dr Xinfeng Liu, of Nanjing University School of Medication in Nanjing, China.

Dr Liu stated that men and women should steer clear of red meat, which has been associated with increased stroke chance.

Two of the research had been performed in Japan, where men and women eat significantly less red meat than westerners do and a lot more fish, which has been related with decreased threat of stroke.

“These outcomes indicate that stroke risk might be decreased by replacing red meat with other protein sources, this kind of as fish,” Liu mentioned.

Protein has the effect of decreasing blood strain, which may possibly play a position in reducing stroke chance.

The decreased danger of stroke was more powerful for animal protein than vegetable protein.

The analysis was published in the journal Neurology.

Consume protein to decrease stroke chance

Fertility mystery solved: protein identified that joins sperm with eggs

A human egg surrounded by sperm. Photograph: Wealthy Frishman/e-mail

A fundamental key to fertility has been uncovered by British scientists with the discovery of an elusive protein that makes it possible for eggs and sperm to join together.

The molecule – named Juno following the Roman goddess of fertility – sits on the egg surface and binds with a male partner on a fertilising sperm cell.

Japanese researchers identified the sperm protein in 2005, sparking a decade-extended hunt for its “mate”.

Comprehending the procedure by which the molecules interact opens the door to new developments in fertility therapy and contraception.

“We have solved a prolonged-standing mystery in biology by identifying the molecules displayed on all sperm and egg that must bind every single other at the moment we had been conceived,” explained lead researcher Dr Gavin Wright, from the Wellcome Believe in Sanger Institute in Hinxton, Cambridgeshire.

“Without having this crucial interaction, fertilisation just can’t happen. We may possibly be capable to use this discovery to improve fertility remedies and develop new contraceptives.”

The Sanger Institute group first produced an artificial edition of the sperm protein, known as Izumo1 following a Japanese marriage shrine.

This was then utilized to search for binding partners on the surface of the egg. A single protein, Juno, was identified as Izumo1′s “other half”.

Juno’s relevance to fertility was unveiled by female laboratory mice engineered to generate eggs lacking the molecule.

All the animals were infertile, their eggs incapable of fusing with standard sperm. Male mice missing Izumo1 have been also unable to conceive, highlighting this protein’s role in male fertility.

The analysis, reported in the journal Nature, also suggests that Juno plays a part in stopping extra sperm fusing with an currently fertilised egg.

“The Izumo-Juno pairing is the first identified essential interaction for sperm-egg recognition in any organism,” stated co-author Dr Enrica Bianchi, also from the Sanger Institute. “The binding of the two proteins is really weak, which almost certainly explains why this has remained a mystery until now.”

Soon after the original binding of sperm and egg, Juno bows out, becoming almost undetectable following 40 minutes, the scientists identified.

This might support describe why as soon as an egg is fertilised by one particular sperm cell it puts up a barrier towards others.

Fertilisation involving more than 1 sperm would lead to the formation of abnormal doomed embryos with too numerous chromosomes.

Juno belongs to a family members of “folate receptor” proteins, but in contrast to its brethren is unable to bind to folic acid. The researchers looked at three folate receptors, and discovered that only Juno interacted with Izumo1.

The scientists are now screening infertile women to see whether Juno defects underlie their condition.

If they do, a simple genetic screening check could assist medical professionals supply them with the most suitable treatment method whilst steering clear of wasteful cost and stress.

Regular In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) therapy, with sperm randomly fertilising eggs in a laboratory dish, could not work with out Juno.

However, it may be achievable to bypass the all-natural mating of Izumo1 and Juno employing intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (Icsi). This is an more and more popular approach of IVF which involves injecting a sperm straight into an egg.

Major fertility skilled Dr Allan Pacey, senior lecturer in reproduction and developmental medication at the University of Sheffield, said: “I consider this is a really thrilling paper. We are nonetheless remarkably sketchy about some of the crucial molecules concerned in the early phases of fertilisation when the sperm and egg very first interact.

“However the information could be immensely beneficial to aid in the diagnosis of infertility but also in the style of new novel contraceptives for both people and other animal species.

“The identification of the Juno protein opens up many thrilling prospects. Probably the most obvious biomedical application of this discovering is regardless of whether screening for this protein (or its gene in a blood sample) could be used as a test of fertility.

“We know that fertilisation failure in IVF is fairly rare, and so I suspect the lack or dysfunction of this protein is most likely not a key trigger of infertility in couples. Nevertheless, it would be helpful to know how several women have eggs that lack this protein so we can properly assess this.

“The second, and probably most likely application, is no matter whether scientists could devise medication or vaccines that could block the way this protein performs or how the sperm protein Izumo1 interacts with it. This could lead to a new and novel non-hormonal contraceptive for each people and other species of mammals.”

Fertility mystery solved: protein identified that joins sperm with eggs

Large Animal Protein Intake Linked to Enhanced Cancer, Diabetes and Mortality

The volume of protein we need to sustain optimal health has prolonged been debated.

The present day-day hunter gatherer Paleo people would perhaps suggest that a increased intake of animal protein is best. Conversely, the vegan, plant eaters would typically stage to the reduced protein approach. Confusion ensues due to the fact both methods of consuming absolutely seem to have their rewards. They both encourage the consumption of total foods, and both have the identical aim in mind – well being. 

A new review published in Cell Metabolism however may aid us shine some light on the circumstance. I’m not claiming that the outcomes of one particular singular study need to be taken as gospel, but they are very fascinating. 

The Research

The researchers mixed an epidemiological examine of 6,381 US guys and women aged 50 and above with mouse and cellular studies in an attempt to “understand the hyperlink among the level and supply of proteins and amino acids, aging, illnesses, and mortality.”

In excess of a twenty year period, it was located that in middle-aged people a higher intake of animal protein (identified in meat, dairy and eggs) is linked to increased cancer, diabetes and general mortality. Conversely, in older populations, greater intakes of protein appeared to reduce the threat of cancer and mortality, despite the fact that the diabetes danger remained.

It is crucial to note that researchers define a “high-protein” diet plan as deriving at least twenty % of calories from protein, a “moderate” protein diet consists of ten-19 % of calories from protein, and a “low-protein” diet involves significantly less than ten %.

Middle Aged Risks

Participants inside the review aged 50–65 with substantial protein intake had a four-fold increase in cancer death risk, in the course of the following 18 many years. This was supported by the cellular research and individuals carried out on mice, exactly where the progression of cancer was considerably attenuated by a minimal protein diet regime, suggesting that it could perform a potential role in cancer prevention.

The research also showed that in middle age a substantial animal protein consumption lead to a 5 fold enhance in diabetes, and a 75% boost in general mortality. The researchers recommend that higher levels of animal proteins promote increases in IGF-1 and possibly insulin amounts, and that this is a single of the principal promoters of mortality for middle-aged individuals.

Conversely, the dangers of cancer, diabetes, and total mortality have been either completely abolished or attenuated if the proteins had been plant derived, this kind of as protein from legumes or grains. Plant based mostly proteins do not demonstrate the exact same IGF-1 and insulin selling results.

The hazards for of cancer and death had been not affected when the very same calculations had been performed for fat or carbohydrate consumption, suggesting that animal protein alone is the major situation. And even a moderate consumption was shown to have an unwell impact. People who ate on typical of sixteen% of their calories from protein were even now 3 times far more most likely to die of cancer than these who ate a reduced-protein diet regime in middle age.

The Older Generations

Interestingly, the review showed that for men and women aged 65-70, a greater protein intake may possibly be favourable.  High to moderate protein consumption was linked to a 60% reduction in cancer mortality danger, and a 28% reduction in overall mortality threat in the older generation, nevertheless the diabetes threat nevertheless remained.

The researchers suggest that the increased protein needs for elderly people may be due to their lower entire body fat and BMI, which may make them more susceptible to protein malnourishment. Other factors such as inflammation or genetics could also have contributed to the sensitivity to protein restriction.

Conclusions

The researchers conclude that a minimal protein diet during middle age is probably to be helpful for the prevention of cancer, overall mortality, and perhaps diabetes by way of a approach that might involve, to some extent, the regulation of IGF-1 and insulin levels.

Nevertheless at older ages, it looks that it could be essential to stay away from minimal protein intake and progressively adopt a reasonable to large protein diet program, preferably mostly plant-based consumption to let the upkeep of a healthy weight and protection from frailty.

The researchers also conclude that “a diet program in which plant-based mostly nutrients signify the vast majority of the foods consumption is very likely to maximize well being advantages in all age groups.”

Limitations

I should mention that there were a handful of limitations to the study. The researchers suggest that use of a single 24 hour dietary recall followed by up to 18 many years of mortality assessment could have led to “misclassifying dietary practice if the 24 hour period was not representative of a participant’s normal day.” Nonetheless, 93% of the sample reported that the 24 hour time period did in reality signify a typical day.

The review may possibly have also benefited from currently being carried out above a greater sample dimension, and this is specially true when looking at diabetes threat. Nevertheless, we would count on a small sample size to decrease statistical power and make it more difficult to detect any considerable trends, therefore the capability of the study to detect trends in this research could reinforce the associations amongst protein and mortality.

I would also be interested to see the exact same test repeated on younger populations, and whether the high quality of animal merchandise consumed could also have an affect on illness risk (e.g grass fed meat, organic cost-free variety eggs and so on.). I currently consume a plant primarily based diet plan, but I know other individuals have benefited from the higher protein Paleo strategy also, so I wouldn’t want to rule it out primarily based on the benefits of one study.

As I stated, the study seems thorough and the results are very intriguing, but we are even now far from fully figuring out this complicated nutrition puzzle. We should be mindful not to leap to conclusions till even more investigations are carried out.

References

1. Morgan E. Levine, Jorge A. Suarez, Sebastian Brandhorst, Priya Balasubramanian, Chia-Wei Cheng, Federica Madia, Luigi Fontana, Mario G. Mirisola, Jaime Guevara-Aguirre, Junxiang Wan, Giuseppe Passarino, Brian K. Kennedy, Min Wei, Pinchas Cohen, Eileen M. Crimmins, Valter D. Longo. Minimal Protein Consumption Is Connected with a Key Reduction in IGF-1, Cancer, and Overall Mortality in the 65 and Younger but Not Older Population. Cell Metabolism, 2014 19 (3): 407-417 DOI:ten.1016/j.cmet.2014.02.006

Large Animal Protein Intake Linked to Enhanced Cancer, Diabetes and Mortality

Recommended healthy protein consumption in middle age

One particular chicken leg – 26.3g (.93oz)

A single lamb chop – 29.2g (1.03oz)

Salmon fillet – 28g (.99oz)

Beef quarter pounder burger – 13.2g (.47oz)

A 50g packet of peanuts – 13.7g (.48oz)

A 24g slice of cheddar – six.1g (.22oz)

Two slices of wholemeal bread – 8g (.28oz)

One particular 100g serving of penne pasta – 12.3g (.43oz)

Half a 10” margarita pizza – 17.5g (.62oz)

Cadbury’s milk chocolate bar – two.1g (.07oz)

Recommended healthy protein consumption in middle age

Protein Poisoning (Rabbit starvation) – What Is It and What You Should Know.

We’ve all heard of the widely popular protein diets (and quite a number of us have followed them). Their menu includes almost exclusively protein foods: meat, fish, eggs, milk, nuts and protein supplements. Carbohydrates and fats are excluded from these diets, only some vegetables low in carbohydrates are allowed. We will not discuss the nature of this type of diets, but we will cover the opposite side of the coin – namely, the danger, called “protein poisoning”.

Proteins should be consumed in moderation.

Each of us has heard not so good (or downright bad) things about fat and carbohydrate foods (in particular for refined sugars and starches), but you may not have thought it’s possible for proteins, which are such an essential part of our bodies.

Proteins perform some of the most important functions in the human body – they build muscles, hair, skin and nails.
Enzymes, hormones, hemoglobin, antibodies, – they are all made mainly of protein. Everyone knows that amino acids are also extremely important for the young adolescent body.
All of these are established facts. The proteins have a crucial role in maintaining the body, however, they are required in much smaller quantities than the quantities an average person consumes.

If proteins are so important for the body, why an increased protein intake is not leading to more benefits for us?

You may heard the famous saying that: “too much of a good thing is not a good thing”. All nutrients absorbed by the body, including proteins, must be used (absorbed and metabolized), stored or eliminated from the body system.
If you take more protein than can be absorbed by the body, the excess is converted and stored as fuel for the body.
In the same time, there is a production of toxins, a nitrogen-containing sub-products and waste elements, which are eliminated through the kidneys.

In such cases, there is an increase in the quantity of nitrogen in the blood. The excess nitrogen affects the working capacity of the muscles, resulting in the production of toxic nitrogen metabolites responsible for muscle fatigue.

Partially or incompletely digested protein cannot be absorbed by the body and the toxic by-products enter into the blood stream.

High-protein diets and their health hazards

When the body is exposed only to protein source of nutrients for the procurement of the daily calories and is devoid of carbohydrates, it draws its energy from the fat stores. This diet and its results have been reported predominantly in patients with obesity: BMI ≥ 30 and a combination of risk factors (high levels of triglycerides and cholesterol) in the study group really observed relatively quick and easy weight loss.

High-protein diets, however, should be used only under strict medical supervision, because it’s not completely safe for health. As we mentioned previously, the degradation of proteins leads to the release and accumulation of large amounts of metabolic products of the proteins, which are then eliminated by the kidneys, which greatly hampers their normal function.

It is not advisable to start such diet without checking whether your kidneys function normally – laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging may be required and are made at the discretion of your physician. In conducting such a diet, there are risks of hypoglycemia and hypovitaminosis , and lack of essential fatty acids ( EFAs ). These complications lead to rapid tiredness, significant fatigue, lack of concentration and inability to work.

It is not recommended a high-protein diet to be practiced for more than one month. It is contraindicated in children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women, people with diseases of the kidneys, liver, and heart, diabetics taking sulfa agents or insulin and elderly.

Without proper nutrition under medical supervision, you will quickly regain the lost weight after the diet.

The Experiment of Stefansson and Anderson

An interesting study done in 1928 is the story of Dr. Stephenson (Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson) – Canadian ethnologist of Icelandic origin. He spent nine years with the Inuit (Eskimos), during which time he eats only meat and fish.

Stephenson, along with his friend Anderson, later agreed to a special experiment – they will not eat anything but meat for one year under the strict supervision of a team of doctors. The diet includes neither fish nor vitamins or dietary supplements. Only allowed are tea and coffee.

The meat used in the study includes muscle and organ meat from beef, lamb, pork and chicken. At the beginning of the experiment they are given only lean meat without fat.
Stephenson warns the medical team, that the consumption of meat and fat during his stay at the Inuit had been critical of his condition, but is resigned to the initial choice of the doctors.

Then both participants develop severe indigestion only after a few days of the start of the study. At the urging of Dr. Stephenson to their menu urgently was added fat meat and lard and miraculously all complaints disappear after only two days.
According to the survey results, the two men consumed an average of 800 grams of meat per day, divided into 3-4 doses.
The amount of protein ingested daily was in the range of 100-140 g , fat – 200-300 grams , and carbohydrates – 7-12 gr.

The diet is composed of 15-25 % protein, 75-85 % fat and 1-2% carbohydrates.

Research results after 12 months are as follows: no evidence of any subjective or objective physiological or psychological changes.

No signs of decay or other changes in the teeth. The gingivitis, which Stephenson had prior to the experiment, has disappeared completely. Digestion and excretion is also regularly.

Both participants lost a few kilograms, despite the calorie intake of about 2500-3000 kcal per day. The Blood pressure of Stefansson remains constant throughout the study ( 105/70 mm) , while that of Andersen drops from 140/80 mm before the start of the experiment, to 120/80 mm at its end .

There wasn’t any fatigue and tiredness, or signs of hypovitaminosis , although the diet is highly acidic and rich in calcium. Anderson reported that his hair loss has stopped shortly after starting the diet, and Stephenson notes that his hair becomes thick and healthy.

The acetone bodies in the blood (acetone, acetic acid and beta- hydroxybutyric acid ) ranged between 0.4 – 7.2 g, and the maximum registered excretion was 12.3 g, acidity in urine is 2-3 times higher than normal , as it was expected.
Generally, there wasn’t detected any changes in the kidneys, despite the fact that they were both in a state of ketosis, most of the time.

One of the participants in the medical team that controls the initial study visits Stephenson in 1935 ( 7 years after the experiment ) and after the review he found that the scientist who after one year long study returns to normal diet, was 14 pounds heavier, his hair is thick and healthy as before, he is suffering again from gingivitis, and his blood pressure was 120/80 mm.

Then, as now, the idea that someone can survive by consuming only meat is absurd. This experiment radically contradicts everything that is known about the effects of a high-protein diet on the body, and its long-term effects on metabolism.

Perhaps this story should be seen only as an exception to the rule that confirms it, but we should not forget that in the regime of the two doctors was included source of animal fat, responsible for most calories , making this diet ketogenic.

What is Protein poisoning?

Protein poisoning also called Rabbit starvation is real and potentially dangerous, even fatal in extreme cases. The good news is that it is treatable and can be easily prevented.
It occurs when there is a high intake of animal protein and lack of carbohydrates and fats in your daily menu. The medical term describing this condition is proteinosis.

At increased intake of animal proteins, the blood is acidified by the co-products of protein metabolism. On the other hand, the absence of fat hinders the processing of the proteins by the liver and the kidneys, which leads to an excess of protein.

What are the symptoms of protein poisoning

This excessive protein accumulation in the body and the subsequent protein poisoning may lead to serious health problems,which can manifest itself differently in different individuals, with the occurrence of the following symptoms:

• nausea


• heartburn


• weakness and fatigue


• low blood pressure


• headache


• burning and drying of the lips


• mouth and throat


• skin and nasal symptoms


• and some other symptoms of food intolerance resembling allergy

In cases of proteinosis or acute protein poisoning, a sense of generalized pain may occur. The saturation of the cells with acidic products, due to excessive protein intake, can even lead to acidosis, coma and death.

In the most extreme cases, an increase and enlargement of existing tumors, organ failure, muscular dystrophy, and death is observed, but the chances for the occurrence of one of these extreme complications are still quite small. This condition is easily prevented and treated.

Such an extremely large ratio of protein to carbohydrate + fat is difficult to reach in normal circumstances. It is necessary to consume 7 times greater amount of protein, than the combination of carbohydrates and fats.
However, if the protein poisoning occurs, it is sufficient to add more fat and carbohydrates in the food to achieve a return to the normal in a few days or weeks.

Proteins are not a bad thing – the bad thing, is the unilateral and monotonic diet. The diet should contain three main components: proteins, fats and carbohydrates.

Consequences of protein poisoning

Various types of degenerative disorders of many organs are either directly or indirectly caused by the protein poisoning. One of these is the cancer.

According to one theory, the cancer occurs in the presence of excess protein in the body, which is involved in side reactions, leading to the production of toxic substances, and they in turn are leading to loss of control on the normal cell cycle.

When this happens, the cells begin to divide uncontrollably. It is known that in the cell genome, oncogenes are normal genes responsible for the expression of proteins involved in normal cellular functions, and only in some cases can become oncogenes, i.e. their expression leads to a new, altered cellular functions, and hence to onco-transformation of cells and tissue respectively .

It is believed that the function of oncogenes can be “activated” and “deactivated” by altering the amount of protein reaching to the cells.

Protein poisoning can cause the occurrence of arthritis. It is aggravated by excessively high levels of inorganic minerals in the diet. High protein levels are closely associated with high levels of urea (uric acid ) in the blood .
It is known, that urea has a “corrosive” effect on cartilage and joint tissue. Lowering protein intake is the first step that must be taken to prevent arthritis.

Heart disease, diabetes and many other diseases can be directly or indirectly related to the consumption of animal proteins. Very often during the heat processing proteins undergo microstructural changes that may make them unsuitable for full use and satisfaction of the cellular needs.

Consumption of large amounts of animal proteins results in increased acidity of the fluids inside the body, which is a direct cause of the osteoporosis, and the damage to teeth.
The reason is that the body compensates for its acid-base equilibrium by leaching calcium from the bones and teeth, in order to restore the mineral balance.

Most people think that, when they are using more protein in their diet, this protein “will go” directly to build a strong and healthy muscles. The truth is that the body uses the amino acids of these proteins for construction of many other structures, besides the muscles.Ingested proteins must be broken down to individual amino acids before being used in anabolism. This process takes place in the gastrointestinal tract and requires time for them to be converted into usable protein macromolecule monomers – amino acids.

If we follow this logic, many vegetables and fruits contain in itself the protein in more usable form that can be assimilated by the body (such as short-chain proteins and amino acids) than a good steak, for example.
Thus the body performs less work to assimilate them. On the other hand, Proteins of animal origin, which are rapidly absorbed into the blood stream and metabolized rapidly, are causing the release of high concentrations of toxic nitrogen products.

Unexplained vomiting and loss of appetite are indicators of protein poisoning. If these symptoms are accompanied by a large amount of nitrogen in exhaled air, a possible presence of renal impairment can be diagnosed.

When you eat more meat – you are losing more bone mass

For most people, with a “traditional” diet, with the process of ageing, there will be loss of bone mass or the so-called osteoporosis.

Bone loss is usually present in older women or those in menopause. Almost everyone, however, whose diet is full of protein, is threatened by this in one way or another. This includes young people, even children.
This condition occurs due to the loss of calcium caused by its extraction from the bones in order to meet the metabolic demands of the body.

This is because at a higher intake of protein the body excretes more calcium. Studies show that protein intake, higher by 50% than necessary, causes the loss of 1% of bone mass per annum. This means that 25 year old young woman can lose over half of their bone material until it reaches 75 years of age, if they continue to take a large amount of protein in their diets.
And almost every man and woman reaches such excess in your daily intake of protein. Bone loss affects about 98% of the world population.

What are the dangers?

One of the signs affects the teeth and below the gum-line of the oral cavity. When you lose bone tissue from the jaws, your teeth are losing its stable support and will start to degrade and fall. Most problems with the gums and teeth are due to this reason.

Another very commonly observed damages from the loss of bone tissue are fragile bones and susceptibility to fractures in older people, even at minimal injuries. Particularly susceptible to this process are the femurs which “don’t withstand”, even under their own body weight, particularly in adult women.
Protein excess – damages the normal functions of the kidneys

If the ingested protein is not needed by the body for synthesis of the body structures or recovery, it is subjected to a transformation process in the liver, known as deamination. In which process it generates a nitrogen-containing and non-nitrogen co-products.

The nitrogen co-products as such are subject to a series of chemical changes and are transformed into urea, and then excreted by the kidneys. Excess amounts of consumed protein overload the liver and the kidneys. Their function is to remove excess acids (deaminated groups) from the substances.
At high-protein diet kidneys are subjected to overload, while trying to eliminate all the toxic co-products of protein metabolism.

Significantly, in the western world early renal impairment doesn’t surprise doctors, as protein intake normally exceeds body needs. The condition is complicated by the more complex proteins, which when decaying generate a higher amount of amino acids. This is a common characteristic exactly for the animal proteins.
It turns out that in middle-aged people, normal renal function is the exception rather than the rule. When modified diet by reducing the protein intake is possible to alleviate the work of the kidneys to a level at which they are able to maintain the level of the waste nitrogen products in the blood within a normal range.

The increased amount of urea in the blood is a predisposing factor for the development of gout or arthritis later in life. Both conditions are invariably associated with excessive consumption of proteins.

Persons with renal disorders, who are not on dialysis, are advised to avoid excessive consumption of protein, as this affects their condition and can result in an inability of the body to get rid of harmful by-products.
Normal renal function deteriorates with age due to the gradual loss of nephrons in the kidney. For this reason, a 90 -year-old man cannot safely consume the same amount of protein as a 20-year-old young man.
Primary causes of renal impairment are:

• diabetes


• heart disease


• untreated high blood pressure

and the use of certain analgesics such as:

• ibuprofen


• aspirin


• paracetamol


• acetaminophen

Other kidney diseases can be inherited and possibly get worsen with ageing.
The diagnosis of renal impairment is carried out with blood tests that establish the concentration of creatinine and urea in the blood. The methods of diagnostic imaging are also used.

Can proteins cause tumors and cancer?

In 1982, a link between the increased consumption of proteins and malignancies is suspected. The cancer develops slowly and generally becomes more frequent occurrence with age.

It can be said that we “invite” cancer in the body with every bite processed, refined and canned foods. There is a link between high protein diets and certain types of cancer, such as those of the breast, prostate and colon.
The correlation of Cancer with the large amount of fat consumed in food is old news, but it turns out that this is also the case with proteins. In colon cancer there is an interaction between the combination of fat and protein with the available resident intestinal microflora.

This connection has been detected in tumors of the breast, prostate, pancreas, kidney and ovary. Not only animal proteins, but all proteins in highly concentrated form have the potential to be carcinogens.
Even vegetable proteins generate nitrogen (and subsequently nitrosamines) in the processes of decomposition and decay in the digestive system. Nitrosamines are among the chemicals with the highest carcinogenic potential.
Malignant tumors require amino acids for its growth, which are produced only from the protein foods. Some scientists describe tumors as “trap” for excess nitrogen in the body. It was found that when there is an intake of concentrated protein, there is 2 times faster tumor growth, than normal.

Many newly diagnosed cancer patients are advised to limit protein intake, including high protein plant foods – peas, soybeans, beans, etc.

The amount of protein that the cancer cells require is about 10 times greater than that of the healthy cells.
It was found that the average American woman consumes 50 % more, and the average American man – 100% (!) more protein than the recommended daily allowance (which is generally higher to ensure the intake of all essential nutrients). Many people consume even more protein.

Athletes and hard training athletes, bodybuilders and others generally are big consumers of protein. People mistakenly believe they are the main source of energy, while parallel they lower the intake of carbohydrates, which are actually the main energy source. Yes – thereby you are losing weight quickly, but at the same time you are losing . .. health.

When the body does not get enough carbohydrates to generate energy, it uses proteins for this process. This is a complex multi-step process for the conversion of proteins into carbohydrates and is accompanied by loss of resources, calories, and weight.

In these restructuring processes, however, body generates very toxic co- products with acidic character – urea, uric acid, adenine and others, which outside normal quantitative limits are causing degradation of tissues – gout, liver failure, kidney, digestive and endocrine disorders, arthritis, even hallucinations.

We can’t fool our bodies!

High-protein diets which are practiced in order to lose weight are based on “deceiving” your body. Instead of receiving carbs as fuel (which is the natural way), it receives proteins that generate acidic products which through a very difficult process are converted in the body.

It’s like pouring water into the gas system of the car and hope that your body will be able to convert it into usable fuel of good quality. And your body really is trying, but cannot be “fooled” to prefer “burning” of proteins instead of carbohydrates.

In a controlled study, carbohydrate rich food (potatoes, fruit, etc. . .), was replaced entirely with protein for some of the participants.

After a few days this group really lose some weight, but also developed a huge appetite for carbohydrates, followed by uncontrolled intake of sugary and starchy foods, hence – quick regain of the lost weight.

The ultimate high-protein diet

What could be worse than a high-protein and low-carbohydrate diet? The answer is entirely protein diet.

Although it sounds incredible, thousands of people in the late 70′s of last century practiced high-protein diet for weight loss, which had nothing else included in its composition, except highly processed liquid animal protein, sugar, and artificial colors.

Called “liquid protein“, this product contains extract of cow hooves and other waste products from slaughterhouses. This “protein” (virtually unusable residues left over from packaging of meat) was liquefied or molten and then artificially scented with aromas of cherry or grape.

Unfortunately, not only weight loss became fact, but also the loss of health as there was symptoms like: - nausea, vomiting, dehydration, muscle cramps, dry skin and hair loss.

“Liquid protein” triggers almost undetectable, but potentially dangerous heart problems, disruption of mineral balance, dramatically lowering of potassium levels and hence subsequent arrhythmias and abnormal heart rhythms. Fortunately nowadays such products have no place on shelves.

The most important conclusion is that you should not exceed for long the consumption of more than 1.5grams of protein per kg body mass.

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