Women often feel tired and anxious? Fear of not eating enough meat

In recent years, surveys on women have found that more and more women are advocating vegetarianism, or have significantly reduced their meat intake due to concerns that "eating meat will make them fat." But in fact, for women, meat is an indispensable ingredient for maintaining health. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun has written an article to help you understand how meat is essential to women's health.

Women often feel tired and anxious? The problem may be that you don’t eat enough meat protein.

Not eating meat can cause various health problems

As the high temperatures in summer continue, many women begin to noticeably experience certain problems with their physical and mental health. Perhaps these are not all caused by insufficient protein. Naoko Naka, M.D., director of the Health Management Center of Kawasaki Nanbu Hospital in Japan, analyzed the importance of meat to women's health from a medical perspective.

She pointed out that the protein contained in meat is indispensable for women's health. Recently, more and more women are not taking in enough protein, and about a quarter of them suffer from anemia, which is called protein deficiency anemia. As the temperature rises in the summer and physical exertion increases, the intake of meat should also be increased and paid more attention to. For women who do not eat meat or eat little meat, insufficient protein may lead to the following situations:

Case 1: Not eating meat can easily lead to anemia

Generally speaking, anemia in women is often considered to be iron deficiency anemia, but in fact, it may also be protein deficiency anemia caused by insufficient protein rather than iron deficiency anemia. During menstruation, women lose not only iron but also some protein due to blood loss.

After the symptoms of anemia appear, the mainstream idea is usually to supplement enough iron for anemia. However, it is not enough to simply supplement iron. Protein should also be supplemented accordingly, such as meat, eggs, fish and shellfish and other high-quality proteins.

After the symptoms of anemia appear, the mainstream idea is usually to supplement enough iron. However, it is not enough to simply supplement iron. Protein should also be supplemented accordingly. Meat, eggs, fish and shellfish are all sources of high-quality protein. For women, eating some red meat can not only supplement iron, but also supplement protein. Why not?

Case 2: Women who lack protein tend to feel tired and anxious

As the hot and humid weather continues, complaints such as always feeling bad and feeling tired during the day even if you sleep for a long time at night are heard everywhere. Naka Naomiko believes that if you are a vegetarian, this may also be caused by a lack of protein.

The essential amino acids contained in meat help the regeneration of liver cells. Once the liver function is low, estrogen and thyroid hormone cannot be broken down in the liver, and thus remain in the liver, leading to symptoms such as fatigue and anxiety. In addition, the content of essential amino acids in meat is relatively balanced, and compared with protein from other sources, it can increase human endurance and resist fatigue.

However, the high temperature in summer not only reduces people's appetite, but also makes the dietary structure tend to tilt towards carbohydrates. If such days continue for a period of time, people will unknowingly be in a state of protein deficiency. Therefore, women should be more conscious of supplementing meat in summer.

People who want to lose weight are best to choose lean muscle or lean calf meat, while reducing carbohydrate intake.

Case 3: Lean meat is actually a powerful partner in helping you lose weight

Many women don't eat meat for the simple reason that they are worried about gaining weight. It is generally believed that meat contains a lot of fat and eating more meat can easily make you fat, but in fact, lean meat can contribute to reducing subcutaneous fat. The amino acids in red meat help burn fat. Naka Naomiko recommends that people who want to lose weight should choose lean muscle or lean calf meat. At the same time, reducing carbohydrate intake and increasing physical exercise to prevent weight rebound will help to lose weight successfully and healthily!

If you want to make delicious meat, you need cooking skills!

Tip 1: Sugar, organic acids and oils in fruits can make meat softer

When cooking meat, the meat often becomes tough and hard to chew if it is fried for too long. How can we cook fresh, tender and soft meat? The answer is: clever use of various seasonings, among which sugar, fruit and oil are the most commonly used ingredients and seasonings in meat cooking.

Sugar is hydrophilic and can penetrate the muscle tissue of meat, while allowing the meat to retain moisture, thereby keeping the meat soft after cooking; the organic acids contained in acidic fruits can allow meat to retain moisture well in an acidic environment; and oil has good thermal conductivity, allowing heat to quickly penetrate into the meat, allowing the meat to be cooked in a short time while maintaining its tender texture. When cooking meat, you might want to make more use of these ingredients.

Tip 2: Cook meat at 65°C and turn it over when the juice comes out

When cooking meat, temperature is a very important factor. Keeping the center of the meat at 65°C can effectively preserve the moisture of the meat and make soft and delicious meat dishes. Because when the temperature exceeds 65℃, the juice will slowly flow out, making the meat hard and old, and the taste worse. This is because when the center of the meat exceeds 65℃, the collagen that binds the meat fibers will suddenly shrink, and a large amount of juice inside will be squeezed out.

Therefore, when cooking meat, when you see the gravy appear, you should stir-fry or turn one side in time. When the gravy seeps out from other sides, it means the meat is cooked. At this time, the meat is the most tender and delicious when served on a plate.

Source: 39 Health Network www.39.net

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