Blood tests can detect low protein levels. Photo Credit Comstock/Comstock/Getty Images. When a blood test reveals that your total protein and albumin levels are low, this can be an indication of certain underlying health conditions. Although the two main proteins are albumin and globulin, albumin is the major protein found in blood plasma.
Check packages of prepared baked items and avoid any with soy protein, casein, wheat gluten, malted barley, and non-fat dried milk as an ingredient. Avoid aspartame, Nutrasweet, diet drinks and artificially sweetened desserts - ESPECIALLY gelatin.
Lessen your intake of foods that have high levels of mineral iron. Iron is commonly found in foods such as red meat, chicken, liver, eggs, beans, and some fish such as tuna, salmon, cod, haddock and some shellfish. Get in the habit of choosing white meat over red, and avoid eating the seafood mentioned above.