By Nathan Blesse
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Hello faithful viewers and welcome to the show! Today we bring you a special report on Protein. What is protein anyway? Let’s find out. |
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Much of your body is made up of protein, including your muscles, tissues, and organs. Your body uses protein to rebuild and maintain all of the tissues in your body. |
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Protein can be described as necklaces with beads of different shapes and sizes. The beads are made up of amino acids. There are 22 important amino acids in protein. Your body can make 13 of them, no problem. The other nine of them need to be obtained through eating healthy food. |
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You can get all the nine amino acids from the following foods: fish, chicken, beef, and dairy products like milk and cheese. They are often called complete proteins. You can get protein from others sources like beans, vegetables, and rice too, but it’s important to eat more than one to make sure you get all the amino acids you need. So, if you eat beans and rice together, it becomes a complete protein. |
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Sounds good, but how much do I need to eat? I’m glad you asked. Here’s your answer… |
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Take your weight in pounds and divide by two. This is the amount of protein in grams you should have each day. So, if you weigh 150 pounds, you should eat approximately 75 grams of protein each day. However, for people who exercise regularly, it’s good to consume a lot more. Some studies say even up to 1 gram per pound of bodyweight. |
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Wow! That’s great info. It sure is. Thanks, and so long for now. |
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