Stop! You're eating too much protein

Most health addicts will swear by a high protein diet, but is it really all that good? Read more here: http://gulfnews.com/1.1949650

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00:00Protein is a very important nutrient for our body's metabolism.

00:15It acts as a fuel to the body in absence of carbohydrates and mainly it forms a major

00:19part of the hormones also and then it is a nutrient, it is a molecule which is important

00:25for wear and tear.

00:26So for example, if there is any metabolic stress during the phase of exercise, having

00:30any fever as such, proteins come into action and they provide us with the necessary immunity

00:35and the energy which is required.

00:42Some people have a misconception that carbohydrates are totally refined carbs.

00:47Carbs means only sugars, carbs means only breads but there are lot of other sources

00:51of carbohydrates which are good for the body and which are even required in the presence

00:55of proteins also because they are the first line of fuel for the body.

00:59So these people who really tend to take up lot of proteins, at the end they cut back

01:04completely on carbs, they try to take up these proteins in the form of animal sources, animal

01:09protein sources which are very high in fats also.

01:12Then they are always at having a risk of increasing their cholesterol in the body, increasing

01:17unnecessary changes in the biochemical data of the body also.

01:24People really tend to get attracted towards protein sources without their knowledge sometimes.

01:30Even the introduction of lot of fast food in the market wherein there is no control

01:34over the portion sizes.

01:35Nowadays, it is like whatever you eat is coming in a larger portion.

01:39So at the end of the day, they end up eating excess amount of proteins which is actually

01:43more than their requirement.

01:48That means a person who is weighing 60 kilograms, if he is taking 60 grams of proteins from

01:54the diet in a day, this would be really helpful for him to maintain his normal function.