Posted on September 14, 2009 in Fasting Tips
There are many myths associated with fasting,One such myths is that fasting may cause protein loss.This mainly arises in the first timers.The uneasiness common during first time fasting is attributed to Protein Deficiency.This article tries to gain further insight.
What is Protein Deficiency?
- Children require 0.5 gms of protein for every kilogram of their body weight.
- In adults,60 gms of protein for every kilogram of their body weight is their requirement.
- For pregnant women,the requirement of protein is higher than the above estimate.
- Presence of protein below this quantitative estimate can be called Protein Deficiency.
What happens to the Proteins in our body during fasting?
- Fasting primarily is a detoxification process.
- It involves removing of dead,dying and diseased cells in our body.
- The fat cells accumulated in our body are burnt during fasting.
- This provides the energy required to carry out important metabolic activities.
- The unhealthy cells in the body are broken down in such a manner that the proteins remain in tact.
- They are conserved in this manner and reused.
- The human body any how has a reserve of proteins for a period of 30 days water fasting.
What happens to the healthy cells during fasting?
- Healthy cells in our body become small in size.
- There is drop in their performance as the fasting prolongs.
- But the cells remain perfectly sound in their efficiency.
- There is some time taken by these cells to come back to their normal functioning efficiency.
- It is later followed by an increase in the efficiency level.
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