Explain Why Should We Care About Proteins
Why should we care about proteins?
• Proteins perform structural and functional roles in the body
• Your body uses them, to build and repair tissue. It is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.
• Proteins are a major key in making hormones like insulin
• Albumin, which is a protein made by the liver acts like the bloods 24-hour service that attaches to and transports fatty acids, calcium, and other substances through the circulatory system to cells throughout the body
• Immunoproteins are blood proteins that act like the bodies disease defense system
The Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids
• The building blocks of proteins are amino acids
• 20 common amino acids (9 are considered essential and 11 are …show more content…
• Some proteins are made of a few amino acids while some are comprised of 25,000 proteins
Complete and Incomplete Proteins
• Complete Proteins are proteins that contain all the essential amino acids in amounts needed to support growth and tissue maintenance
• Incomplete proteins are proteins that lack a few of the essential amino acids
Vegetarian Diets
• A person whose dietary patterns consisting of plants can provide them an adequate amount of complete proteins
Amino Acids Supplements
• Because Amino Acids can be found in food and is believed to be harmless, people also assume that amino acids supplements are harmless as well no matter how many of them are taken.
• Researchers have known for many years that taking a high amount of individual amino acids can harm health.
• Excess consumption of certain amino acids like Methionine two to five times the recommended consumption can cause many problems like the hardening of arteries
Protein Powders, Muscle Mass, and Strength
• You can not just consume amino acids or proteins powders and watch your muscles grow, even if it says Muscle Mass Magic it will not work like the name of the product says it …show more content…
The Essential Fatty Acids
• There are two essential fatty acids, Linoleic and Alpha-Linolenic acid.
• Linoleic Acid is member of the omega-6 fatty acid family and can be found in foods like nuts, grains, meats, and vegetable oils
• Alpha-Linolenic is a member of the omega-3 fatty acids and can be found in foods like walnuts and dark leafy green vegetables
• Linoleic Acid It is required for growth, maintenance of healthy skin, and normal functioning of the reproductive system. It is a component of the cell membrane and is found in substantial amounts in the nerves and the brain.
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid is also a component of the cell membrane and found in substantial amounts in the brain and other nervous system tissues
EPA & DHA
• Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid are both Omega 3- Fatty Acids that can be produced from Alpha-Linolenic Acid
• Both EPA and DHA can be found mostly in fish oils and perform several important functions in the
• Proteins perform structural and functional roles in the body
• Your body uses them, to build and repair tissue. It is an important building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.
• Proteins are a major key in making hormones like insulin
• Albumin, which is a protein made by the liver acts like the bloods 24-hour service that attaches to and transports fatty acids, calcium, and other substances through the circulatory system to cells throughout the body
• Immunoproteins are blood proteins that act like the bodies disease defense system
The Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids
• The building blocks of proteins are amino acids
• 20 common amino acids (9 are considered essential and 11 are …show more content…
• Some proteins are made of a few amino acids while some are comprised of 25,000 proteins
Complete and Incomplete Proteins
• Complete Proteins are proteins that contain all the essential amino acids in amounts needed to support growth and tissue maintenance
• Incomplete proteins are proteins that lack a few of the essential amino acids
Vegetarian Diets
• A person whose dietary patterns consisting of plants can provide them an adequate amount of complete proteins
Amino Acids Supplements
• Because Amino Acids can be found in food and is believed to be harmless, people also assume that amino acids supplements are harmless as well no matter how many of them are taken.
• Researchers have known for many years that taking a high amount of individual amino acids can harm health.
• Excess consumption of certain amino acids like Methionine two to five times the recommended consumption can cause many problems like the hardening of arteries
Protein Powders, Muscle Mass, and Strength
• You can not just consume amino acids or proteins powders and watch your muscles grow, even if it says Muscle Mass Magic it will not work like the name of the product says it …show more content…
The Essential Fatty Acids
• There are two essential fatty acids, Linoleic and Alpha-Linolenic acid.
• Linoleic Acid is member of the omega-6 fatty acid family and can be found in foods like nuts, grains, meats, and vegetable oils
• Alpha-Linolenic is a member of the omega-3 fatty acids and can be found in foods like walnuts and dark leafy green vegetables
• Linoleic Acid It is required for growth, maintenance of healthy skin, and normal functioning of the reproductive system. It is a component of the cell membrane and is found in substantial amounts in the nerves and the brain.
• Alpha-Linolenic Acid is also a component of the cell membrane and found in substantial amounts in the brain and other nervous system tissues
EPA & DHA
• Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid are both Omega 3- Fatty Acids that can be produced from Alpha-Linolenic Acid
• Both EPA and DHA can be found mostly in fish oils and perform several important functions in the