Another Myth Of Food In Which We Believed: How They Assure Us That We Cannot Get Enough Protein!

INCREASE IN THE USE OF SUPPLEMENTS IS MORE MARKETING THAN NUTRITIONALLY JUSTIFIED, SAY EXPERTS. IF WE TURN AROUND, WE’LL SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE WALKING WITH BOTTLES CONTAINING SOME DRINKS. IT IS A PROTEIN DRINKS USED BY TOP ATHLETES. BUT WHAT THEY DO IN THE HANDS OF US “ORDINARY”? SOLD TO US, OBVIOUSLY, AS A MARKETING GIMMICK.

Protein preparations, powders are not necessary to persons who are not engaged in professional sports. Simply to them these supplements are not necessary. Besides, there are rules for everything, including for dietary supplements.

The magic in a bottle

There is no doubt that we need protein, it is still one of the three basic macronutrients that we get from foods, along with carbohydrates and fats. But of these three groups, the protein is only for which in decades is absolutely never talk in a negative context. Some of the most popular diets in the last decade, such as Paleo and Atkins, encourage consumption of large quantities of proteins, on the other hand recommend avoiding carbohydrates.

Proteins were identified as the main source of nutrition of athletes and a source of strength for all those who are on the move. Opportunity in such interpretations used the food industry and started to mass exploitation of the welfare of the protein. But realistically, most of us do not need everything that can find in the market and has an emphasis on protein, especially in powder or any other additional form. Administration of protein “in bottles”, whether we need them in our diet or is enough to feed balanced, we asked experts and nutritionists, dietitians, and top coaches, athletes and bloggers on health.

When it comes to protein, it is very clear. The procedure is known and defined.

– A person living sedentary in their diet should bring a minimum of 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram, and those who do recreational sports, for basic needs should be 1 g protein. If you run, take 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram, and for endurance training, triathlon or marathon running, that proportion may rise and the 1.7 g of protein per kilogram of weight – says nutritionist Nenad Bratković.

For athletes, and by that we mean on those of top athletes, the whole story for the protein is different. It is because of them are made protein drinks, exclusively from good intentions.

– So, why are made protein drinks? The first goal was to get protein meal freed of fat because very often increased protein intake means and increased fat intake – says Martinić and cites another reason for the existence of protein supplements. It is about practicality. In fact, the implementation of nutrition of top athletes with intensive training, you cannot have enough time and conditions for a conventional diet.

– So, the main goal, that the body have enough protein, has led to the fact that we now have excess protein in relation to the daily needs – says Martinić.