Friday, December 7, 2012

Danger of Protein Excess


Many people who crave toned and muscular body consumes a lot of protein. In fact, if you have a goal of building muscle mass, you just do weight training and increase your calorie intake to about 500 calories. These extra calories should not come of all proteins.

About 60 percent of weight training using fuel from fat, and about 35 percent from carbohydrates, and 5 percent from protein. Thus according to the Essentials of Exercise Physiology.

Consuming more than 30 percent of protein a day can lead to the formation of ketones, and makes the kidneys work harder, throw it out of the body. This is in addition to burden the kidneys also can interfere with the heart due to dehydration, bone loss of calcium, and even muscle mass can be lost.

Essential Protein is for muscle building, skin, and hair, synthesize hormones and blood clotting, but the balanced diet is the best . Many athletes actually implement a balanced diet by eating 25 percent fat and 55 percent of carbohydrates and 20 percent protein.

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