What are the symptoms of deficiency of protein?
The human body can’t store protein, so it must be supplied on a daily basis from the foods we eat. Strict vegetarians who don’t consume any animal products at all are at increased risk of protein deficiency if they don’t eat a wide range of complementary plant proteins. Symptoms of protein deficiency include: * Wasting and shrinkage of muscle tissue * Oedema (build-up of fluids, particularly in the feet and ankles) * Anaemia (the blood’s inability to deliver sufficient oxygen to the cells, usually caused by dietary deficiencies such as lack of iron) * Slow growth (in children). * Poor wound healing. Amount of protein required per day : * 0.75g/kg per day for adult women * 0.
