Setelah tanggal 7 April 2025 aku menjalani rutinitas ku seperti biasa, berangkat ke tempat magang bersama tara setiap hari-nya dan yang membuat berbeda adalah sekarang aku telah berpacaran dengan Cutina HEHEHHE. Setiap bertemu dengan Cutina di tempat magang aku selalu merasa seperti akward, biasanya sih aku orang yang humoris saat berada dengan orang yang dekat denganku tapi saat hari-hari pertama kali ber-pacaran dengan Cutina, entah aku harus bersikap bagaimana dengannya, apakah harus bersikap cool atau aku harus bersikap seperti biasa saja. Saat itu, aku merasa hubungan kita yang tahu hanyalah kita sendiri dan semua orang tau-nya kita masih berpacaran main-main. Hingga suatu ketika guru pamong aku, dimana dia yang aku jadikan alasan untuk menembak pacaran main-main dengan Cutina, dia bilang kepadaku "sepertinya kamu dengan Cutina tidak seperti pacaran" kemudian aku menjawab "kok bisa pak?" dan beliau menjawab "seharusnya kalo emang kalian ber-pacaran, harusn...
Protein, right? Lately, I have been hearing many discussions and watching a lot of content about the effects of protein on the body, especially its role in maintaining muscle mass and supporting children’s growth. In several of my courses, my lecturers also frequently emphasize the importance of training and maintaining our muscles. In addition, many social media contents explain that after the age of 30, muscle mass tends to decrease by around 1% each year.
Because of this, I started trying to maintain my muscle mass by consuming more protein and doing strength-training exercises. I also began reading scientific articles about the functions of protein in the body, such as the article below:
This is a research article discussing the effects of protein intake on muscle mass and muscle function in older adults.
The study divided the older adults into two groups: a control group that consumed a normal protein intake of 0.8–1.0 g/kg body weight/day, and an intervention group that consumed a higher protein intake of 1.2–1.5 g/kg body weight/day. The study was conducted over a 12-week period.
During these 12 weeks, the researchers measured muscle mass, hand grip strength (HGS), gait speed (GS), standing balance (SB), and metabolic parameters.
The results showed that the intervention group with higher protein intake experienced improvements in hand grip strength, physical performance, balance, and walking ability. Meanwhile, the control group with normal protein intake showed reductions in muscle mass, skeletal muscle index, and muscle strength.
This study suggests that consuming only 0.8–1 g/kg/day of protein is not sufficient to prevent muscle mass loss, while a protein intake of 1.2–1.5 g/kg/day appears to be more effective in maintaining muscle mass.
In my opinion, if protein can help older adults with type 2 diabetes maintain their muscle mass, then it can also help me maintain my own muscle mass through adequate protein intake.
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