Like all macronutrients, protein is crucial for optimum wellbeing, and if you’re regularly active, it ’s a good idea to increase levels to meet your fitness needs.
Protein helps to boost muscle growth and speeds up recovery by helping to rebuild stressed-out muscle fibres. Ensuring you get enough protein in your diet helps to reduce the risk of injury and keeps you feeling satiated while improving concentration and motivation to train.
Common signs that you are lacking protein include swelling around the ankles, low mood, brittle nails, fatigue and hunger. The official guideline is to consume 0.8g protein per kg of body weight however this is the minimum requirement. If you are exercising regularly you should consume more like 1.2-2.4g protein per kg of body weight.
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