10 Protein Deficiency Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #7: Frequent Infections
Protein deficiency has serious effects on the immune system. When the immune system becomes impaired, it leads to severe health problems including increasing the severity and frequency of infections because the immune system is unable to fight infections and the disease-causing microorganisms.
In an interesting study, scientists fed mice a low-protein diet for a while. They found that the severity of diseases such as influenza increased significantly. When they increased the amount of protein in the diet of mice, the severity of infections decreased. Another study carried out in a group of women showed that decreasing protein intake leads to a significant reduction in the immune response.
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