This is the TOFI phenotype, silent but too dangerous.
Here’s how to detect it and fix it:
How to know if you're TOFI:
BMI is useless.
Use these instead
• Waist-to-height ratio ≥ 0.5
• Bloodwork: low HDL, high triglycerides, borderline sugar
• Fatigue or sugar crashes post-meals
• No visible muscle mass on the frame
Consult a healthcare provider for evaluation
This is not just aesthetics or looks.
It’s a disease risk.
• Type 2 diabetes
• Fatty liver
• High triglycerides
• Low HDL
• High blood pressure
• Chronic inflammation
All can happen in TOFI bodies even if you “look fit.”
This thread reveals the exact dal that gives the highest protein per 100g
(and the right way to use it):
1] Protein content of common dals (100g raw):
• Moong dal (yellow, split) → 24g protein
• Urad dal → 25g protein
• Masoor dal (red) → 24g protein
• Toor/Arhar dal → 22g protein
• Chana dal → 21g protein
Urad dal leads, closely followed by moong and masoor
*round fig
2] But here’s the hidden truth about dal protein:
• Protein quality is low (missing essential amino acids like methionine).
• Bioavailability < animal protein.
• Dal is not enough on its own to hit your daily protein target