Yesterday I suggested that those of us who are getting older (which is all of us, unless we happen to be dead…) might need to eat a bit more protein in order to maintain our muscle mass. There is a certain amount of evidence that focusing on the amino acid leucine might be particularly beneficial.
I don’t know about you, but I personally don’t have an amino acid sensor that lets me look at a food and know that it’s a good source of any particular one. Fortunately, we have the internet.
Leucine-rich foods for vegetarians include chickpeas, brown rice, soybeans, peanuts, and tree nuts like Brazil nuts, almonds, and cashews. Eggs are also a good source for those who eat them. Fish lovers can get leucine in salmon and the omnivores can find it in beef. There you go: an ingredient list for weight-day dinner!
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