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Introduction

University of California conducted an experimental diet test on three-day-old chicks to determine the of iron consumed and excreted The diet low in protein (5 .4 , 8 .5 or 10 .8 ) or tryptophan (0 .12 ) with adequate iron caused a certain percentage of reduction in growth and also resulted in anemia with the deficiency of protein or trypotophan whereas diet low in glycine (0 .33 ) with adequate iron indicated reduction in growth and did not cause anemia . Malnutrition is a combination of medical and social dis that is affecting one in

br every three persons resulting in chronic diseases and illnesses which includes all age groups of people . 70 of children in Asia , 26 in Africa and 4 in Latin America are affected with protein-energy malnutrition (WHO 2000 . Complete eradication of malnutrition is possible with good systems of sanitation , abundant food supply , medical aid and self-employment programs to adequately support poor people financially to take good care of health of parents and particularly of children

Protein is a source of energy for living species and particularly according to RDA recommendation , every person must carry 0 .8 grams of protein for every kilogram of weight one weighs or 0 .36 grams per pound one weighs . Proteins contain twenty amino acids out of which nine are important which are necessarily must be available in food /diet

Conclusion

Protein calculation should be according to the age , physical activity and exhaustion (burn ) of calories . E .g . vegetarian male 25-50 yrs requires 2900 calories /day . Protein need is 79 kg x 1gm of protein per kg 79gms of protein per day . Although meat is rich in protein vegetarian diet is available in various forms viz ,green leafy vegetables , pulses , nuts , milk , bread , rice , tofu , soya milk and butter Vegetarian diet is easily digestible , quick in conversion to protein-energy whereas non-vegetarian is a hard-diet and it requires repetitive check to keep the meat healthy and edible for cooking

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