Just like you cannot get through a gruelling day without ranting to your work bestie, a high-protein diet alone cannot guarantee long-term health. You need to pair protein with carbohydrates to maximise its efficiency in the body. During a recent episode of The Masoom Minawala Show, health coach Luke Coutinho revealed that if you’ve been relying on dal as your only source of protein, this might change how you build your meals. “Dal alone is not the protein. Dal is a carbohydrate. It’s got amino acids that have to combine with a cereal to complete the amino acid profile so that it becomes a complete protein.” Why is protein alone not enough? Dr Samrat Shah, a consultant physician at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune , explains that without carbs, the body will lack glucose to use as fuel.…