Proteins and Energy Levels

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Proteins and Energy Levels

Protein is an essential part of nutrition because:

  • It is the primary component of our muscles, hair, nails, skin, eyes, organs, and brain
  • Our immune system requires protein for the formation of antibodies
  • Oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in our blood is a protein
  • Hormones are made up of proteins
  • Protein is a complex molecule made up of 22 amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Not all amino acids are essential because your body can make many of them; however, there are 9 amino acids the body cannot manufacture. These amino acids are called essential amino acids and must be acq...

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