Why Protein is Important.
Protein is considered as very important for every cell of the body. Hairs and nails are mostly made up of protein. Protein usually helps in building and repairing tissues of the body. You can also use protein to produce enzyme, harmones and other body chemicals. Protein is considered as the building block of the body as muscles, bones need it in large quantity. Like carbohydrate and fats, protein is known as a macronutrient which means that body needs this element in huge quantity. Micronutrients are those which our body needed in very small quantity like for example vitamins and minerals. Our body does not store protein so it is very important to intake those products daily in which it is present in huge quantity. Anything taken in excess leads to the damage or adverse effects .Like this; protein taken in excess is also not good for health. People usually take high protein diet which leads to weight loss. When people take protein in large amount and carbohydrate in low amount, their metabolism change into a state known as ketosis. Now the question arises what is ketosis? Ketosis means human body converts its carbohydrate into fuel to burn its own fat. When fat is broken down into carbon it is called ketones. Ketosis which sometimes occurs in diabetes, suppress food hunger, causing people to eat very less food also increase the elimination of fluids through urine. There are some advantages of protein diet. Short term weight loss, healthy bones, hairs and nails. Protein is usually present in beef, lamb, eggs, fish and milk. If this protein is taken in huge amount, then it’s lead to kidney stones, gout, cholesterol and other severe diseases. That is why doctors usually suggest to take protein in a limited quantity. You can take 0.8 gram per kilogram of body weight. Excess is defined of this double.
Now let us talk about the protein which is present in the supplements. In daily life, it is necessary for our body as it is the major requirement but the question arises what is the need of this in weight loosing supplements? The answer is that whey protein is a supplement which is basically consume to increase the muscle mass of the body and protein plays a vital role in providing nourishment to muscles and on the other side it also increase your weight if it is taken in excess.