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Abuse of protein in the infant diet

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Eat protein in excess can have serious health problems especially for its association with multiple nutrients from meat and other foods of those who, wrongly, we tend to abuse.

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The energy supplied proteins in childhood should involve between 10% and 15% of total calories from the diet. Slightly more than half of them, around 65%, would have to be of animal origin, while the remaining 35% would have to bring the consumption of vegetables.

But the current children’s diets tend to stay away from this general pattern and, usually, children eat more protein foods (dairy and meat in particular) than it would be advisable. (more…)

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