If you are familiar with the cartoon character named Popeye, I will share the secret to his big and bulgy biceps.
I was thrilled to watch Popeye during my childhood.
If you also were born in between the early or late-'90s, then you might probably be thrilled to watch Popeye fight with Bluto on Television too.
His biceps though looks bulgy after having a can of Spinach, but that's not the complete story.
He also used to consume Protein when he was offscreen.
Protein is an essential macronutrient which is the building blocks of tissue which also provides energy when required.
They are chain polymers made of amino acids linked by a type of chemical bond called, "Peptide Bond".
If we ever are fortunate enough to see how the protein chemical structure of protein looks like. It might look something like this.
Responsibilities of Protein:
Develop Antibodies.
Regeneration of cells within our hair and skin.
To repair damaged tissue.
Hormone regulation.
Increases GH (Growth Hormone), which is responsible for strengthening the tissues by promoting protein synthesis.
Proteins might seem helpful by looking at their health benefits.
However, Anything in excess will be harmful.
Especially in women, excess protein consumption is harmful because biologically women have low protein synthesis capability due to lower levels of testosterone and GH (Growth Hormones) and might even lead to kidney damage and higher uric acid levels.
Excess protein consumption may lead to:
Higher Creatinine levels which might lead to the Kidney stones.
Increase uric acid levels.
Bone deteriorations.
Our body converts these proteins into Amino acid with the help of a special and helpful friend "Protease Enzyme".
The Protease enzymes break downs the protein into Amino acids which can further be categorized into:
Essential Amino Acid.
Conditional Amino Acid.
Non - Essential Amino Acid.
There are still arguments about, How many amino acids do we consider?.
Some scientists and researchers claim to be 21 some say its 22. In the following classification below, I will not be mentioning one amino acid, "Citrulline". As it has the same functionality as
"Arginine", to improve Nitric oxide levels in our body.
The nine amino acids which our body cannot produce on its own and needs to be consumed from the food are called, "Essential Amino Acids".
The four amino acids which our body produces on its own and does not require any outside supplementation are called, "Non-Essential Amino Acids".
The eight amino acids which we don't necessarily require for our every day functioning are called,
"Conditional Amino Acids".
Conditional amino acids can be supplemented into our diet during tough times and conditions like stress, Illness or any Injuries.
There is one more classification which we can talk about when it comes to protein.
Proteins can be also be further classified as:
Incomplete Protein.
Complete Protein.
Protein which includes all the nine essential amino acids is a Complete Protein while, which doesn't include nine essential amino acids are Incomplete Protein.
If you are a Vegetarian/Vegan,
There are not much food sources which have a complete protein.
These are some veg sources which are sources of complete or incomplete protein.
Food Sources in Veg:
Tofu.
Whey Protein.
Soya Beans.
Lentils.
Cottage Cheese(Paneer).
Food Sources in Non-Veg:
Animal Based Meat (Chicken, Fish, Mutton, or Beef).
Eggs.
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