- Protein diet
Protein diet may refer to:
*High protein diet
*Low protein diet
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
Protein diet
Look at other dictionaries:
Low-protein diet — A low protein diet is a diet in which people reduce their intake of protein. A low protein diet is often prescribed to people with kidney or liver disease.A low protein diet would include foods such as vegetables, starches such as bread, cereals … Wikipedia
High protein diet — A high protein diet is often recommended by bodybuilders and nutritionists to help efforts to build muscle and lose fat. It should not be confused with low carb diets such as the Atkins Diet, which are not calorie controlled and which often… … Wikipedia
liquid protein diet — n a reducing diet consisting of high protein liquids … Medical dictionary
Protein combining — (also protein complementing) is a controversial theory that vegetarians, particlarly vegans, must eat certain complementary foods like beans and rice together in the same meal. The purpose of protein combining is to ensure that plant foods with… … Wikipedia
high protein diet — a diet containing large amounts of protein, such as from meats, fish, milk, legumes, and nuts … Medical dictionary
low protein diet — a diet whose protein content is reduced below the daily needs of the body, prescribed for patients in chronic renal failure or end stage renal disease in an effort to limit uremia … Medical dictionary
high-protein diet — noun a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass • Hypernyms: ↑diet … Useful english dictionary
Protein in nutrition — Proteins are broken down in the stomach during digestion by enzymes known as proteases into smaller polypeptides to provide amino acids for the organism, including the essential amino acids that the organism cannot biosynthesize itself. Aside… … Wikipedia
Protein (nutrient) — This article is about protein as a nutrient. For protein as a class of molecule, see protein. For other uses, see bodybuilding supplement. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are polymer chains made of amino acids linked… … Wikipedia
diet — noun 1 food sb/sth usually eats ADJECTIVE ▪ good, healthful (AmE), healthy, nutritious, sensible ▪ balanced, varied, well balanced … Collocations dictionary
