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What is protein made from and what is it needed for? At what age can you take it without fear for your health?

At the present stage, young people are developing in the right direction, and more and more young people are giving preference to health and sports. No wonder. A beautiful body, a healthy mind, the attention of the opposite sex, an active rhythm of life, regular sex - all this brings more satisfaction than alcohol, cigarettes or, even worse, drugs.

But against the backdrop of interest in sports, many questions arise related to the relevance of admission. It is not always clear whether teenagers can take protein, at what age can they drink sports nutrition, how harmful proteins are for a growing body, and so on. As a result, there are more questions than answers. Let's put everything on the “shelves”.

What is protein?

Despite the abundance of information, many people mistakenly associate protein with steroids. In fact. These are different things. In the first case, we are talking about natural sports nutrition made from ordinary food products, for example, milk, whey, eggs, and so on. As for steroids, they are a synthetic product or, in simple words, “chemistry”.

The only peculiarity of the protein is that it is a concentrated composition of the same protein that is found in dairy products. Thanks to special techniques, the most useful components are literally “mined”, dried and turned into powder. As a result, the result of one spoon of protein can be equal to, for example, a kilogram of cottage cheese eaten. At the same time, scientists assure that protein can be taken by absolutely everyone without exception.

In addition, drinking a ready-made supplement is much more convenient, because all that is required is to mix it with liquid (water, juice, milk, etc.). If you regularly consume protein, you can forget about the lack of protein in the body. So the benefits are undeniable. The only question is, is it necessary to help a young body? Is it worth using sports nutrition before the age of 16-18?

Borders exist

Many guys don’t even think about the age at which they can drink protein. They just look at older guys and completely repeat their actions. Moreover, even the dosage of more advanced in sports and already adult guys is thoughtlessly duplicated. There are a lot of cases where boys of 13-14 years old actively “stuff” protein into themselves in the hope of seeing Schwarzenegger in the mirror. But is it necessary to make such “sacrifices”?

For most trainers, it is considered the norm to recommend sports nutrition to beginners, starting from 15-16 years old. In turn, manufacturers do not agree with this. As a rule, you can find the “18 years” restriction on protein packages. How do the coaches explain this? They claim that this figure is only reinsurance for the manufacturer in case of an emergency.

As for problems after taking them, they are possible only in the following cases:

• if you drink sports nutrition, regularly increasing the dosage;
• if you consume proteins on your own (and mix them with other additives) without the consent of a professional (it doesn’t matter how old you are).

• How does the teenage body work?

• To understand whether teenagers under 18 years of age can drink sports nutrition (in particular, protein), you need to clearly understand the peculiarities of how a young and growing body works. During this period, processes occur at an incredible pace.If you consume protein or other sports nutrition, your metabolism can be disrupted.In the future, the failure develops progressively, and a small “game” with sports nutrition can end, for example, in obesity at the age of 16. Of course, how much and in what volume the supplement was taken is of great importance, but the principle remains the same.

  Many believe that taking supplements at the age of 13-16 can significantly accelerate muscle growth. In fact, everything happens the other way around. As we mentioned, disruptions may occur in metabolic processes. The body needs to act, and it directs all its forces to overcome the problem. As a result, resources are spent not on mass gain, but on struggle. The result is a weakened state, lack of energy and results. In the future, no matter how much protein enters the body, there will be no use. The reverse process, which we mentioned above, is also possible.

• What's the result?

• Despite the fact that proteins are sold on every corner, they must be consumed wisely. If you are under 18 years of age, you should not take supplements indiscriminately. Not because they are harmful (quite the contrary). It’s just that at this age you can try to use the body’s natural resources.

The young body does not need additional proteins - it gets everything with food. How much protein is needed? On average, it is recommended to consume about 1.5-2 grams per kilo of weight. But at the initial stage, the dosage can be made more loyal.

If protein intake is necessary to achieve sports results, then a specialist will help. He will tell you how much is better to take supplements, and at what age it is better to start.

• What should professionals do?

• It’s another matter if a young athlete chooses professional sports as his direction. In this case, it is difficult to do without help, because the daily dosage of the required protein doubles or even triples. Imagine how many eggs, cottage cheese and meat you will have to eat to cover the necessary reserves. To get sculpted muscles and achieve quick results, protein is not only possible, but also necessary to take. In such a situation, it is he who is the source of materials so necessary for the growth of muscle fibers

• How to build muscle without sports nutrition?

• If you are only 14-18 years old and do not have any professional goals, then you can build up muscles without sports supplements. All that is required is to follow a few simple rules:
  1. Do not waste extra time on separately working the muscles of the biceps or, for example, triceps. No matter how much you load individual muscle groups, it will give minimal results. It is worth paying more attention to basic exercises, for example, deadlifts, squats, bench presses, and so on. Deadlifts are often not favored, but it is with its help that you can achieve the growth of smaller muscles - the same triceps or biceps.
  2. To eat well. No matter how much you “kill” the body, you still won’t be able to get results without proper nutrition. It is necessary to eat the full amount of microelements and calories. The ideal option is to add porridge, fruits, chicken, vegetables, cottage cheese and even regular vitamins to your diet.
  3. Sleep. As a rule, many beginners do not know how much time they need to spend on sleep to achieve results. In fact, you need at least 8 hours of rest every day. If you don’t sleep normally at night, then your body simply won’t grow, and all your training will go down the drain.

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Glad to meet you again, friends! Many readers in the comments and on VKontakte wrote to me asking me to start writing about sports nutrition. Well, perhaps I’ll start right away with the most delicious. There are simply tons of opinions swirling around the seemingly harmless question: “Is protein harmful?” But even more, especially parents, are concerned about other questions: “Can children eat protein?”, “Why do we need protein?”, “What is protein, in general?” Today we will consider this topic just for parents.

When strange people tell me: “Are you pumped up like that yourself or are you on prAteins?”, “Protein is not worth it!”, “Protein is as harmful as anabolic steroids!”, “Enough, eat protein! The kidneys will fall off!” and everything like that, then I have mixed emotions.

First of all, it's a big laugh! And secondly, this is the feeling that this person has just crawled out of a cave in which he had been sitting for a couple of decades. These remarks speak of the illiteracy of a person who is most likely driven by public opinion.

I say this not in order to elevate myself above someone, but because in response to the question: “Why is it harmful?”, as a rule, such “philosophers” answer something vague, like: “Well... How come... Well... It's chemistry!

Chemistry... Hmm... And what does that mean? Let's take it in order.

What is protein?

Protein(from the English “protein” - “protein”). Protein, or PROTEIN, consists of amino acids! Amino acids are the “building blocks” that form the protein molecule.

Protein (protein) is a building material for the formation of body tissues (bone, cartilage, muscle, etc.). There are thousands of scientific proofs of this. Life is a way of interaction of protein bodies.

This is very important because... The human body consists mainly of meat, and meat, in turn, consists of protein (protein). Protein, as we have already found out, consists of smaller bricks - amino acids. Those. Each protein molecule is a specific combination of amino acids.

Life and protein

There are some very interesting things about this. Proteins are very unstable compounds in structure, so they easily break down. Throughout our lives, some proteins in our body are destroyed, while others are born.

The body constantly strives for system balance (homeostasis), but at some moments it cannot achieve this state. For example, children grow very quickly because... New proteins are born faster than old ones are destroyed.

With age, protein synthesis slows down. Destruction begins to outstrip the generation of new proteins. The body begins to age until it reaches a critical point - physical death.

As you understand, if there is a lack of protein in the body for a long time, then aging will occur much faster, because the body will extract protein from existing reserves (for example, from muscles).

And now the vast majority have a lack of protein!!! After all, there is so much inexpensive, delicious food around now! Cakes, Snickers, burgers, candies, marmalades and other nasty things.

Death and protein

The diet of a healthy, normal person should contain 60% carbohydrates, 30% proteins, 10% fats, this has been the case for many thousands of years! Protein was obtained from the meat of killed animals (hunting, animal husbandry), and carbohydrates using various plants (agriculture, gathering).

Food was hard to come by, and it was necessary to constantly “move” a lot in order, simply, not to die. And, as you can see, there was a minimum of fat in the diet. There were almost no fast carbohydrates (sweets, starchy foods). The carbohydrate component consisted mainly of plants (fiber), as well as cereals and other long-digesting carbohydrates.

Now with the advent of various fatty sauces, chips, candies, refined oil, fast food and other proportions of our diet have changed significantly.

Nowadays, fats and proteins have swapped places. Those. we consume only 10% proteins, 30% fats and 60% carbohydrates. Our ancestors NEVER consumed such amounts of fatty and carcinogenic foods. Our digestive system and the body as a whole are not “sharpened” for such a diet. This leads to big health problems.

There is not a single system in the body that does not suffer from such a disproportion. Problems with the cardiovascular system, joints (musculoskeletal system), impaired gas exchange and ventilation of the lungs, increased intestinal size, blood pressure problems, bile stagnation, infertility, impotence.

You will collect such and other “bonuses” if you violate the nutritional proportion established for us by nature.

Fatty and carcinogenic food is easier to produce, because the profits are just crazy! In fact, the product itself does not contain anything, and in advertising it is presented to us as “food of the Gods.”

It’s as if an army of friendly, happy women are picking tomatoes in a sunny garden with great love and carefully placing each incredibly ripe tomato into a basket before they turn into carcinogenic infection amazing ketchup!

By the way, I liked one cool picture. Did you know that a tomato is a fruit?)

I remembered a funny joke about this: “In the production of crab sticks, not a single crab was harmed.” This is true. I am amused by people who still believe that store-bought mayonnaise for 23 rubles is actually made from quail eggs

OF COURSE, if you hit it on the head with a can of protein! Harmful, about the same as chicken, cheese, milk or eggs. The thing is, when people ask “is protein bad for you?” or “is protein a chemical?”, then they mean something of unnatural origin that can be harmful to health.

But this does not apply to protein. Any PROTEIN (protein) is produced from natural products, in contrast to various toxins, such as vodka or moonshine, the latter of which is generally obtained from everything possible. Craftsmen even manage to obtain it from manure.

I'm not even talking about the dangers of various sauces, ketchups, mayonnaise, canned food, which are saturated, if not made at all, with food chemicals. Even table salt is harmful to health, although we are accustomed to seeing it everywhere on all tables.

Protein (protein), as I said, is a certain combination of amino acids (building blocks). This scary powder is obtained, as a rule, at cheese factories, where special filters are installed right at the production base, through which the whey remaining from cheese production is passed.

If we simplify the entire process of obtaining protein, we can explain it this way: whey is passed through a filter system and only protein molecules that are much larger than the rest get stuck in the filter mesh. Then the protein molecules are dried, cocoa, for example, is added (if they want to get a chocolate taste) and THAT'S ALL! There is no more magic happening there.

Original titles

In my opinion, the reason that many people begin to shake in panic when they find out that one of their friends, or especially their children, drinks protein also lies in the name of this product.

Compare the names PROTEIN and PROTEIN! And, for example, CARBOHYDRATES and CARBOHYDRATES! But it’s THE SAME THING! Would you buy or eat granulated sugar if the packages in the store said “FAST CARBOHYDRATES”? I think no. But these are just quickly digestible carbohydrates (granulated sugar), which we love to sweeten coffee or tea with.

That’s why PROTEIN is presented as some kind of incomprehensible powder, in a huge jar, with bright inscriptions, and even with a huge bump on the label. It is clear that parents are wildly worried when they see such “poison” in their son or daughter! But in the jar, in fact, it’s just protein.

This is where it comes from: “What kind of protein is this?! Some kind of drug!”, “It will make your kidneys dry up!”, “After 30, you can forget about sex!” and other heresy.

Therefore, let's just call a spade a spade, because our language is incredibly rich. After all, protein is PROTEIN!

By the way, casein protein (obtained from curdled milk) is the basis on which baby food is made.

Why do they drink protein at all, if it’s protein?

Indeed. Why not just eat eggs, chicken, milk, cottage cheese, kefir, pork, etc.? Are there really few foods that contain sufficient amounts of protein? The answer is incredibly simple.

IT IS VERY COMFORTABLE! I think you can imagine the rhythm of life of a modern person, especially one who exercises. Work–>gym–>shop–>home–>preparing food for the next day–>sleep.

And now the question. Will it always be possible to stick to this scheme? Can a person constantly behave like a robot day after day? I will answer you as a person who almost always lives this way. But the key word here is: “ALMOST!”

It happens that you simply don’t have time to prepare food for yourself the next day. Could this be the case? Certainly! Then you have to have breakfast, as always, at home, but there will be a problem with other meals. It’s at times like these that I drink protein shakes between meals! After all, IT IS CONVENIENT! Just pour a couple of scoops of protein into 300-400 ml of milk and you're done! Without this, I would simply be forced to skip several meals.

This is simply unacceptable, for example, for those who already have difficulty gaining muscle mass.

It's not just that. If you have the opportunity to eat and replenish the required amount of protein only with “regular” foods (meat, milk, eggs, etc.), then you don’t need any cans labeled “Protein”, for which I congratulate you! You make very good money. After all, not everyone can afford it.

HOW MUCH PROTEIN DOES AN ADULT NEED?

Per day, an adult who exercises in the gym or is engaged in heavy physical labor requires about 1.8-2.2 g of protein per 1 kg of body weight.

Let's just take an average of 2g of protein for a guy who weighs 80kg. Accordingly, he needs about 160 g of protein per day. Do you think this is a lot or a little?

Let's just do a little math. 1 egg contains 6-7 g of protein. There is approximately 30 g in a liter of milk. In 200 g of meat there is about 35 g of protein. As you can see, for a teenager (and I will also classify them as adults), achieving the daily protein requirement is not such an easy task, both physically and economically.

WHAT IF YOU DON'T GET THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PROTEIN PER DAY?

We have already discussed this topic a bit above. Protein is a building material for our body. Especially during intense workouts in the gym, our body requires a sufficient amount of protein.

After all, he needs to restore tissue damaged during training, build muscle cells, etc. When there is no building material, these processes slow down. And when there is not enough protein for a long time, the body begins to make up for its deficiency from its own reserves. It turns out that you train practically “idle” until you “catch” overtraining.

Even if a person does not exercise, in most cases he does not receive the required amount of protein to support all the metabolic processes of the body and, most likely, will develop some of the health problems that we discussed above. In such cases, it becomes very convenient and rational to take protein between main meals.

Is it possible to replace all meals with protein?

Protein and other sports nutrition are only ADDITIONS to the main diet. You should not consume only one protein, at a minimum, for the following reasons.

Firstly, in addition to protein (protein), the body needs others, without which the body’s greatest productivity is impossible.

Secondly, protein (powder) is digested much easier than “regular” food, so if you drink only one protein for a long time, the body will stop producing enzymes that digest other food, because. it minimizes energy expenditure and removes what is not used (just like muscles when you are not using them).

Use protein, preferably only as a supplement, to main meals.

Can I use baby food instead of protein?

Athletes and bodybuilders with experience, and those just starting their sports careers, currently know about ways to achieve high results: loads of the required nature and intensity, and sports dietary supplements - proteins, vitamins and healthy carbohydrates. It is not always possible to quickly replenish the body's reserves after intense physical activity; for this purpose, sports mixtures containing protein are used after training. Proteins are proteins that top this list for a reason.

Protein is a valuable biological building material for muscle growth and development.

Protein is:

• animals (it is isolated from casein and whey of milk, eggs, beef);
• vegetable (isolated from soybeans, peas.).

“Baby” for gaining muscle mass

The most popular, convenient in price and method of use in sports nutrition products are rightfully considered casein and. Often, bodybuilding athletes try to use infant formula or powdered milk instead of protein due to cost savings or simply ignorance of their differences. To understand the difference between these products, let’s look at their qualitative composition using the example of: milk protein, whole and skim milk, and the “Malyutka” dry mixture for gaining muscle mass.

From the data in the table you can clearly see how much protein is less in baby food “Malyutka” than carbohydrates. There are 5 times more carbohydrates in the “Malyutka” mixture for the full rapid development of growth and weight gain of a child before reaching the age of one; an adult and an athlete do not have such a high need for carbohydrates.

COM and protein turned out to be the same in terms of the minimum amount of fat and calories, although the carbohydrate composition differs by almost half in favor of COM. Whole milk is the leader in the amount of fat present in the composition, which contributes to rapid weight gain if necessary. Now it is clear that protein, due to the duration and complexity of production, and powdered milk, although similar, are completely different in composition and cost.

Effect of Protein, Milk and Nutrition on Digestion

When milk is processed into SCM, the cholesterol it contains transforms into a form that is unsafe for humans; milk also contains lactose, which causes serious disturbances in the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract even in completely healthy people. In addition, baby formula or powdered milk can be dangerous for people with hereditary intolerance to dairy products.

It is possible to use powdered milk for the purpose of quickly gaining weight, but you should approach this wisely, and be extremely careful with the dosage, clearly understand what kind of baby food you are using - whole or low-fat, since the amount of carbohydrates and fats consumed, which lead to to rapid weight gain.

Protein intake is not limited by age, since physical activity and the need for rapid recovery are always present. Most of all, protein is sold to “jocks” as a protein.

Taking proteins, the building material of muscle cells, increases the level of amino acids in the athlete’s blood, which contributes to the rapid increase in the number and size of muscle fibers. Whey protein is obtained exclusively from products of natural origin by removing unwanted impurities, carbohydrates and fats.

It is possible to use powdered milk for the purpose of rapid weight gain

Protein, of course, can contribute to the development of disorders in the gastrointestinal tract, but this is due to existing diseases that were not taken into account before using protein as a sports nutrition. To avoid problems in the functioning of body systems, you need to carefully select the dosage and avoid mixtures with a high protein content, and also be sure to consult a doctor if you have a history of kidney and gastrointestinal diseases.

Can protein be replaced with baby food?

Dry infant formula, like skim milk, contains “milk sugar” - lactose, which in some cases causes digestive system upset and is also contraindicated for people intolerant to this substance. At the same time, they contain a huge amount of minerals and vitamins necessary for recovery after stress of various types.

In food for children, all harmful impurities are removed to the maximum, but this will not protect against constipation and digestive system disorders if the rules for diluting it are not followed. One should not forget about the large amount of carbohydrates and fats present in the milk formula compared to proteins. This ratio is justified by using the mixture for a rapidly growing child’s body, but is an inappropriate replacement for sports nutrition for bodybuilding.

Replacement of protein with baby food

The material side of choice: which will cost more

In order to understand which option is more affordable, you need to find out about the body's need for incoming proteins during one day, necessary for muscle growth. So: let’s take the weight as a basis - 78 kg, as the average dose required for consumption per day - 3 grams per 1 kg of weight, then the daily norm will be - 234 grams. squirrel.

Using the table, we will make a comparative price characteristic:

Comparison price table

Based on the data given in the table below, it is clear that the required amount of the sought-after protein substance included in the products in question will be:

• Protein – 269.1 rub.
• SCM – 131.63 rub.
• SOM – 99.45 rub.
• Dry mixture “Baby” - 2106.00 rub.

From the calculations presented above, it becomes clear that, given the difference in the quantitative protein content in the compared products, the difference in material costs for an equal amount of the required constituent substance is very significant.

Analyzing reviews

Alexander, 47 years old, 33 years in sports:

“I have a thin physique, even at the start of my sports career I began to take baby food to gain muscle mass, and over the years I have not changed my choice, because I am satisfied with the result and the cost.”

Baby food instead of protein

Max, 28 years old:

“On the advice of a gym buddy, I bought the mixture to increase muscle mass. Sorry, I started to feel sick. It’s better to buy protein or amino acids, which contain significantly less carbohydrates than baby formula, and the results are achieved faster and without surprises.”

According to reviews from both experienced bodybuilders and beginners who tried to find a replacement for sports nutrition that promotes rapid muscle growth, it can be said that the decisive factor in attempting such a replacement is the pricing policy and illiteracy in the matter of the quantitative composition of the active components. After consuming powdered milk, the majority of respondents were dissatisfied with the results and also noted disturbances in the functioning of the digestive system.

Powdered infant formula, which differs from powdered milk in the presence of vitamins and nutrients, has lactose, which causes side effects, in turn, gives an insignificant result, but it is not justified in terms of the amount of money spent, possible consequences and the amount of product consumed per day .

conclusions

A distinctive feature of sports formulas from baby food for athletes and whole milk, which can help in increasing total body weight, is the content in sports formulas of high-quality protein, which includes the “correct” chains of amino acids:

• leucine is the basis of muscle cells, valine stimulates the growth of muscle tissue, isoleucine increases endurance, improves metabolic processes;
• , which helps increase muscle volume by accumulating moisture;
• L-carnitine, which works as a fat cell burner.

Thus, one should adhere to the opinion that it is impossible to replace “Malyutka” and milk powder with high-quality sports supplements that can bring the athlete as close as possible to his goal. Baby food should not be considered in bodybuilding.

Children are instilled with a love of sports and a healthy lifestyle from their school days. In addition to parents, teachers play a significant role in the educational process, as well as the coach of the sports team or section that the child attends.

Children, already teenagers, when their first ambitions and goals in life, particularly in sports, are formed, they think about how they can improve their results, how to increase strength and endurance, how to become the best and invincible, so that the coach and parents are proud praised for success.

One option is to use sports supplements, for example. Looking up to their idols from the adult world, children, of course, do not think about what additives may be harmful and dangerous for them in adolescence, or whether they can be taken at all. If adults use it and it gives results, it means that they too can and need to be faster, stronger, more powerful and always win.

Factors determining the need for sports nutrition in adolescents

To determine how safe and relevant a protein is for a teenager, it is important to first identify clear goals for its use:

Why are additional supplements needed?

What exactly does consuming protein do?

How much more healthy and valuable can protein be than regular food?

The first person a parent will ask for help and advice in this matter will be the coach. Sometimes parents themselves strive to improve the life of their child and believe that this can be done by taking protein or other drugs. For example, this will correct some errors due to natural or social nature.

There are cases when parents consider their child to be physically poorly built, too thin, and supposedly this can be corrected by including sports nutrition in the teenager’s diet - he will be able to gain weight, muscles will form and the thinness will disappear as such.

All of the above reasons are understandable and understandable, and in all these cases, depending on individual factors, you can start consuming protein. However, it is also important to remember about the correctness of the diet in general, the quality of the diet and the regularity of meals, as well as the training program. Compliance with these conditions in combination will allow the child to grow and develop correctly with further weight gain and without harm to health.

What we eat is how we grow

A child’s nutrition largely reflects his lifestyle. If you eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner regularly, and don’t forget about snacks at school, then you won’t have problems with being thin. But nutrition should be balanced, healthy and of high quality, so as not to lead to excess weight and the risk of obesity.

Protein shakes can be an excellent alternative to buns or hot dogs from the school cafeteria, fast food and candy that a teenager craves. The harmful is replaced with the useful, and the result will be the most pleasant - the health of the body and its proper growth.

To accept or not to accept?

It’s difficult to say unequivocally about when to start drinking protein. Some people need it at 14 years old, some at 16, and others no earlier than 25 years old. All this is individual and it is important for both parents and the child to approach the decision to take sports supplements thoughtfully.

Protein in its composition is a highly concentrated protein obtained from food. A sufficient amount of it is necessary for the body to grow. Modern youth are trying to adhere to a healthy lifestyle. Sooner or later, boys wonder at what age they can start using sports nutrition. But children get protein from food. With enough of it, schoolchildren are active, cheerful, easily study in a tense rhythm, and play sports intensively. The question arises, at what age can you drink protein? To answer this question, you need to understand the benefits and contraindications for children using protein supplements.

There are different types of natural proteins:

1. Whey is the most common of all. Whey is used for its production. The advantages of this type are: pleasant taste, easy dissolution, rapid absorption. 15 year olds drink this type of protein with pleasure.
2. Casein - takes a long time to digest, has a not very pleasant taste, and does not dissolve well. They will not buy such protein for children.
3. Dairy contains one fifth of whey and 80% of casein.
4. Soy (vegetable) - more suitable for women, is involved in the production of estrogen, suitable for vegetarians and people with lactose intolerance. Can men drink protein with this composition? Yes, but the expected effect may not occur.
5. Egg - especially popular among professional athletes, dear. Its composition is essential amino acids. Can people with allergies take protein? With extreme caution, because egg white is a strong allergen.

You can accurately determine the amount of protein a child’s body needs. For this purpose, standards are used that correspond to the child’s weight and height per 1 kg of weight.

A protein shake can be given to children after dissolving the powder in liquid. The required amount is measured using a measuring cup. The liquid can be anything you like. For proper absorption, the daily dose is divided in half. One part is consumed in the morning for breakfast, the second after training. Protein powder does not contain vitamins and minerals.

If you give children protein instead of meals, you need to make up for the lack of nutrients with fruits, berries, and vegetables.

The benefits of protein for a teenager

Protein, as a natural protein, cannot be harmful. All myths associated with the dangers of sports nutrition and the age at which you can take protein are easily dispelled. Good quality sports nutrition consists of natural food ingredients. Its benefit to a teenager is difficult to overestimate. Protein is involved in the following processes:

• forms muscle tissue;
• gives a beautiful appearance to hair and nails;
• normalizes insulin and general hormonal levels;
• participates in the synthesis of hemoglobin;
• has a beneficial effect on the blood;
• helps fight infections;
• helps the body cope with hypoxia;
• normalizes sleep.

Is protein harmful to a growing body?

Many people confuse protein with steroid hormones. It is considered to be a harmful additive. In fact, this is a misconception. While a protein shake is a natural supplement, steroids are a synthetic product. The additive is sold as a concentrated powder. A spoonful of this protein has the same benefits as a kilogram of cottage cheese. Its consumption is more convenient; just dilute the required amount of powder in liquid and drink. If there is a need to compensate for protein deficiency or in order to achieve high sports results, children can add protein to their food.

Speaking about the possible harm of protein shakes for a teenage body, it is worth noting once again that those under 15 years of age should consume protein after consultation with a trainer or doctor. They will take into account the child’s nutrition and physical activity.

Age restrictions

According to the recommendations of trainers, there are no strict restrictions on the age at which protein supplements are allowed. They recommend the protein for teenagers 14-16 years old. In fact, the cans indicate the age at which you can take protein, which is 18 years of age. There is an opinion that they write this way solely because observations of individuals at an early age are not carried out. If teenagers drink protein regularly, there will be no shortage.

Contraindications

The cocktail should not be consumed by persons with chronic diseases of the liver, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, or cardiovascular system at a young age.

Side effects can also occur if the dosage is exceeded or consumed together with other types of sports nutrition. If you have possible allergic reactions, you should not drink protein shakes with added flavors and dyes. A large amount in adolescence is extremely dangerous. Due to the fact that all processes in minors are accelerated, protein consumption can lead to metabolic disorders.

With a harmless game with sports nutrition, it is easy to become obese at the age of 16. Or the body will begin to struggle with metabolic failure and limit muscle building, no matter how much protein is consumed. If consumed in excess, gastrointestinal problems may occur, manifested by nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Boys with an unstable psyche at the age of 14 may become dependent. Having felt the work of the supplement, over time they begin to feel that this is not enough. Teenagers may wonder whether it is okay to take steroids even at the expense of their health.

Teenagers who are interested in sports need to develop independently. They must adhere to a properly balanced diet. To gain muscle mass, you should eat well, have a varied diet, include protein-rich foods in your diet, such as cottage cheese, meat, cereals, and not think about the age at which you can consume protein. During training, you need to focus on general strengthening exercises. Few young men know that to properly gain muscle mass, they need to sleep at least 8 hours a night. You should not interfere with metabolism and take protein at 16 years old, it can have a detrimental effect.