Eat protein!

Protein is one of the important nutrient which is needed for our body for maintaining health. Protein is the key factor for the functioning of muscle, nerves, cartilage, skin, bone ,hormones, enzymes, immune system, blood and many more.

Many have a doubt that how much protein a person should consume a day. And this depends on the age. For children upto 18 years, there is a fixed value. For an adult man, 60g of protein is needed and for an adult woman; 55 g. And if the woman is pregnant or lactating, she should consume above 55g for the development of baby. Also protein requirement can be calculated by using the weight of the person. If a person whether male or female, is 50 kg then they should consume 50 g per day.

A person should consume at least one food rich in protein per day.The presence of amino acids in a protein foods is actually giving value to the food.Protein rich foods include egg white, milk,fish, chicken, meat, pulses,nuts and seeds, legumes and cereals. Meat contain high protein but it should not consumed regularly as it have high amount of fat which affects health badly. So choose good quality protein like pulses , egg and milk daily. Also cereal and pulse is the best meal combination because the amino acid which is absent in cereal is present in pulses and amino acid absent in pulses is present in cereals. So go for a meal whith combination of cereal and pulses .

A lack of protein can make you lose muscle mass, which lowers your strength, makes it harder to keep your balance, and slows your metabolism. It can also lead to anemia, when your cells don’t get enough oxygen, which makes you tired. Lack of protein also results in bone fractures,unhealthy hair and nails, impossible to build and repair muscle tissue and weaker immunity. So always maintain a normal protein balance in the body which is also meant to be nitrogen balance.