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Oh. It is 11 .35 here where I'm at, and this

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is Thoughts If It Were You, food for thought

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by Neogentrics. Now, the last couple of days we've

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been talking about different health things, health

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products and such, and even food -related allergies.

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Now, I've gotten a request to cover other kinds

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of allergies, but I will get to that as soon

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as I can. But right now, we're going to finish

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on the health track that we started on. The next

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question I have for you guys, and this is one

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of those things I want you to think about before

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I go into the discussion about it, okay? What

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is protein? What is protein? We all know we need

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it. We all know it's necessary for life. We all

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know we need it for our muscles and such. But

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the question is, what is protein? Think about

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that for a minute. The word protein itself, I'm

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going to go ahead and continue on here with that.

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While you're trying to figure out what it is,

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I'm going to explain what it is. The word protein

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refers to the type of molecule in food that can

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be broken down into amino acids, which our body

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does need. Our body needs at least 20. You know,

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as a biological machine, we can't create or synthesize

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11 of them, however, but the rest of them, like,

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they're remaining 9, okay? They're called essential

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amino acids. The body can't create these, and

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we have to gain them through consumption of select

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foods, okay? These essential amino acids are...

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phenylene valine and histidine forgive me if

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i'm mispronouncing these names okay like i learned

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them a long time ago but i still never actually

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learned how they're pronounced but then again

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scientific people are known for creating words

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that most people can't even say okay um anyway

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When we eat, the body breaks down the protein

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in foods in order to create the amino acids that

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we need. Although most foods contain protein,

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some foods are richer in some of the other amino

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acids than others. Usually, therefore, foods

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need to be combined so that the body receives

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all the amino acids it needs on a daily basis.

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That's part of the reason that a very balanced

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diet is essential to us. For example, if you

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only eat blueberries, you may start to lack in...

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tryptophan, lysine, histidine, you know, your

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body needs these, you know, and that's why you

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have to introduce eating meats, cheeses into

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your diet that would otherwise address the missing

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deficiencies in these amino acids. Now, don't

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get me wrong. There are people out there that

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prefer to eat just vegetables and some who just

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prefer to eat meat. Regardless of your reasoning,

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you can't get all the essential ingredients and

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nutrients your body needs from just one or the

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other. You have to have both. Okay. So the next

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question I want you to think about is what protein

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does for us. We're going to take a short break

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and then I'm going to tell you what that is.

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So next I'm going to talk about what protein

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does for us. Protein is the bodybuilding block

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of all organs, including the skin. And it's,

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you know, it's basically, they're built from

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proteins. All the organs in your skin are built

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from proteins. You know, as for the muscles here

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and nails as well, you know, many, many, many

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hormones are proteins. Okay. Your immune system,

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your digestive system, and blood, they all rely

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on proteins to work properly, okay? So if you're

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not getting the right amount or even any at all,

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well, you're just starving your body, and it

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will turn against you. It does happen, okay?

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It's an essential part of your diet, vital to

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development, correct functioning of your body,

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you know, proper bowel movements and such. Protein

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is particularly important for children and adolescents

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as well. As they grow and develop into adults,

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proteins are used to produce tissues, okay? If

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you want to know one of the reasons why you're

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probably not growing very tall, it's probably

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because your body's not getting enough proteins.

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You've got to consider that, okay? It's also

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partially important for pregnant women as well,

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okay? One of the things I will cover, I don't

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know if I'm going to do it today or tomorrow,

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is pregnancy and wellness, okay? And how that's

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also related to this as well, okay? Continuing

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on. You know, if our diets contain no protein,

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then our bodies would start to break down muscle

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in order to produce the protein it needs. And

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you know your body needs the muscles that it

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has to function. So our bodies are good at storing

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fats and some sugars, but they're not good at

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storing proteins. It is therefore necessary to

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continually replace those proteins in our bodies

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daily. We have to eat, okay? It's one thing if

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you're fasting, but to go days without eating,

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yeah, you're going to look like a shrimp or a

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freaking raisin after a while, okay? Proteins

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need fuel in order to work, though, like a car

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needs fuel. Fuel is provided by the carbohydrates

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and fats in our diet, okay? So you can't completely

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avoid those. There are good and bad carbohydrates,

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but we'll go into that later. The production

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of amino acids in our body is also relying on

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other nutrients, especially vitamin D and zinc,

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okay? So that brings up this question. How much

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protein do we need? The amount of protein that

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we need is dependent on our age, weight, levels

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of activity as well, okay? You know, children

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and adolescents who are still growing and developing

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need proportionately more protein in their diets

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than adults. People with higher levels of activity

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may also need slightly more protein than those

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who lead a more sedimentary life. You know, protein

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is essential for building and repairing muscles

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and other tissues. Slightly more is needed for

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those who actively are trying and developing

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their muscles, like constantly ripping and repairing

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them, okay? To calculate roughly how much protein

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you need to consume daily, multiply your weight

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in kilograms by 0 .8. The answer is the number

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of grams of protein you should consume daily.

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Therefore, if you weigh 100 kilograms, you should

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consume around 80 grams per day. Many, many,

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many, many, many, many, many people on diets

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consume more proteins than necessary. You know,

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a simple way to think about protein intake is

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to think about protein -rich foods making up

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a quarter of your diet, with a further quarter

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being carbohydrates and the other half being

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fresh fruits and vegetables, okay? If we exercise

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more, our appetites generally do increase, so

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we eat more. Above 1 -4 protein rule still works

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as a general guideline. Our protein intake would

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increase proportionately accordingly as well.

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So, foods that are rich in protein. Let's go

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ahead and talk about that for a second. Although

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most foods and drinks do contain some protein,

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certain types of foods are richer in protein

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than others. I've got a couple of foods here

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I'm going to go ahead and list. First of all,

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whether people want to admit it or not, meats

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are high in protein. Most meats and poultry are

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a good source of protein. As meats can also have

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high in saturated fats, lean cuts of meat are

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better than... uh better as they contain less

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saturated fats so turkey and meats like that

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meat preparation is also an important factor

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in balancing protein intakes and fats for example

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fried meat products containing protein but high

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high levels of saturated fats so that doesn't

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actually help you at all okay and while i will

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be talking about fats next time don't worry about

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that like i said A piece of lean meat would be

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considered some pieces of pork, beef, lamb, and

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definitely chicken. About the size of a pack

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of playing cards would contain approximately

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20 grams of protein, okay? As well as that, there

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is also fish. Fish is a good source of protein,

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such as salmon, trout, mackerel, sardines, pickards,

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herring, kipper. Eel and whitebait are termed

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as oily fish. Approximately 140 grams of oily

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fish contain 20 grams of protein, okay? Other

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fish. Cod, place, tuna, and seafood such as lobster

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and crab are high in protein but usually is slightly

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lower quantities. About 150 grams of these fish

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types contain 20 grams of protein. Fish eggs,

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namely roe and caviar, are a good source of protein

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for those who actually eat it. Next are eggs.

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Our large eggs will contain about 6 grams of

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protein. Eggs are an important source of protein

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to vegetarians as well. Boiled, poached, however

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you like it, are better than fried as they will

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contain less fat. Like I said, I will cover fats

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at a later date. Dairy products are also important

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sources of protein. For example, 200 milliliters

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or one cup of semi -skimmed 2 % milk contains

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about 8 grams of protein. Protein comes from

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the milk, not fat in milk. So skimmed and semi

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-skimmed milks have... had much of their fat

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removed, and therefore contained more protein

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per milliliter than whole milk, and more calcium

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too. Other dairy products are good sources of

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protein, including cheeses, yogurt, fromage -free,

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and sour cream. These products can also, however,

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be high in fat. So low -fat alternatives usually

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have the same, if not slightly more... Proteins

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program than the full fat versions. Okay, let's

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take a short break. I'm gonna cover a couple

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more and then we'll move on And we're back. Okay,

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we're going to go ahead and finish up with the

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last couple good sources of protein. Next would

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be beans. They are a good source of vegetable

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protein, essential to vegans, but also an important

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part of a well -balanced diet, okay? Examples

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of this would be soybeans, as they contain nearly

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40 % protein, as well as soy products such as

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milk and tofu. They're also good sources of protein.

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Many other types of beans are also good sources

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of protein, such as black beans, pinto beans,

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kidney, and butter beans, as well as lentils

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as well. are all important sources of protein.

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Peanuts, which aren't actually beans or nuts,

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contain almost 25 % protein. Peanut butter is

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therefore a good source of vegetable protein,

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although it can contain a lot of fat and salt.

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Vegetarian vegans alternative to meat like corn

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also contains proportionately high levels of

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protein. Next would be nuts and seeds. Many nuts

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and seeds contain protein. Nuts and seeds are

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also a good source of vitamins and minerals needed

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by our bodies, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts,

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pecans. They're all relatively high in protein,

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as are sunflower, pumpkin, and flax seeds. Other

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good sources of protein are marmite and other

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yeast extract spreads. They're all high in protein

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content, about 25%. Protein. Whole grains can

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be significant sources of protein in some diets.

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Whole grains also contain high levels of beneficial

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complex carbohydrates. Protein -rich whole grains

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include whole wheat and wheat bran, oats, oat

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bran, barley, and brown rice. Certain vegetables,

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especially asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts,

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and cauliflower, as well as avocado, are also

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good sources of protein. When it comes to protein,

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good supplements are necessary. Protein supplements

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are also available, such as commonly found powdered

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milk and soy -based products are also used to

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make protein -rich drinks. Keep this in mind.

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Amino acids are also available in pill form,

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either individually or by combining two or more

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essential amino acids. Such pills may be prescribed

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to patients who cannot thoroughly enjoy various

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health benefits. products such as bananas and

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such, and they have health complaints as a result

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of these allergies or such. And therefore, synthesize

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the amino acids they need from protein into pills.

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Okay? And that's it for things on proteins. Thank

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you for listening and have a great rest of your

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day. Tune in next time for my next podcast. This

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has been Thoughts If It Were You, Food for Thought

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by Neogentrix.