Meat is a valuable and necessary food product for humans, because it contains animal protein. This substance is an important structural element in the construction of all body tissues. Depending on the type of animal or bird, the protein content in their meat is different.
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The most protein-containing meat is horse meat and rabbit. 100 g of these types of meat contains 21 g of protein. Next are beef, veal, lamb. 100 g of meat from these animals contains 20 g of protein. Next to the beef is a bird. In chicken and turkey meat, protein is also 20 g per 100 g of meat weight. Least protein contains pork. If it is a tenderloin, then it contains 19 g of protein, and in the fat part - only 12 g per 100 g.
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To saturate the body with protein, it is necessary to consume 10-15% of protein-containing products. Excess protein can lead to digestion, because it is not absorbed and amenable to decay. The products of decay are toxic, absorbed through the intestines into the bloodstream, they spread throughout the body and poison the entire body.
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Children under two years of age should take a lot of protein per day - 4 g per kilogram of weight. Starting from two years old and until adolescence, the protein norm per kilogram of weight must be reduced to 3 g. Adolescents under the age of 20 years already need only 2 g of protein per kilogram of their weight. And for adults, one kilogram of protein per day is enough per kilogram.
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One hundred grams of meat can be replaced by protein content: 175 g of oily fish; 480 g of milk; 115 g of cottage cheese. If you eat meat for lunch, in the evening - fish, and in the morning cottage cheese or drink milk, you can fully satisfy the daily need for protein.
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It is better to eat lean meat, having previously cut off fat from it. It is shown in boiled form, steamed or grilled, baked in the oven. It’s better not to cook fried meat.
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The meat contains purine bases. Once in the body, they turn into uric acid. When too much uric acid accumulates, the permeability of the renal capillaries is disrupted and diseases such as gout and osteochondrosis develop. Excessive meat consumption also lowers the body's immune reactivity and leads to a decrease in disease resistance.
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Not only the quantity, but also the quality of the protein available in meat is of importance. So, veal is rich in more complete proteins, which are more easily absorbed by the body. The same can be said for rabbit meat and chicken.
Useful advice
Nutritionists do not recommend consuming a lot of red meat, and as a source of protein, they recommend using not only meat products, but also fish and dairy.