Protein Influence in the Human Body

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1. Discuss one or two of the most important functions of protein in the body.
2. How is protein used in or by the digestive system?
3. Pick one of the essential amino acids and discuss how it helps keep the body healthy
4. What happens if the body is depleted or low in protein?

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Protein Influence in the Human Body

Human Life on Earth is carbon-based.

Whereas the most basic building block is carbon, the ‘key to life’ has been found to be protein.

Proteins are made up of amino acids strung together in different configurations.

Proteins within the mammalian body code for a large number of functions in addition to forming the building blocks and base for life.

It is for this reason that amino acids are essential to human life.

Whereas the human body can produce some of the Amino acids it needs, there are some that need to be in the human body.

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