protien?

[xxsarahxx]

I hear you all go on about how much protien is in certain foods and how it's important to have a high protien diet. I just wondered why?

 

[Mixman]

Basically it helps your body recover better, feeds muscles and tissue etc.

Here's a long explanation

Protein is essential for humans...that means that we can't do without
it in our food and in our bodies, in part because of the nitrogen it
contains nitrogen is responsible for growth and repair of the cells and in part because
of the particular building blocks that make up protein. Protein is made
up of twenty different building blocks, called amino acids, arranged in
thousands and thousands of different ways. Every cell in the human body
contains protein as part of its structure (cell membrane and other
structures). It also serves to build strong stuctures in the body, as a
whole (bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments); it makes up the compounds
that your body used to make the biochemical reactions occur in your body,
called enzymes; it is found in your blood as parts of the red blood cells
(hemoglobin) and as carriers for other materials (transport proteins);
and it is part of the immune system (antibodies) that helps protect your
body from foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and toxic
substances. It also helps you digest your food.

 

[LisaG]

Basically it helps your body recover better, feeds muscles and tissue etc.

Here's a long explanation

Protein is essential for humans...that means that we can't do without
it in our food and in our bodies, in part because of the nitrogen it
contains nitrogen is responsible for growth and repair of the cells and in part because
of the particular building blocks that make up protein. Protein is made
up of twenty different building blocks, called amino acids, arranged in
thousands and thousands of different ways. Every cell in the human body
contains protein as part of its structure (cell membrane and other
structures). It also serves to build strong stuctures in the body, as a
whole (bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments); it makes up the compounds
that your body used to make the biochemical reactions occur in your body,
called enzymes; it is found in your blood as parts of the red blood cells
(hemoglobin) and as carriers for other materials (transport proteins);
and it is part of the immune system (antibodies) that helps protect your
body from foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and toxic
substances. It also helps you digest your food.

Well answered Mixman...think that says it all.

 

[xxsarahxx]

Basically it helps your body recover better, feeds muscles and tissue etc.

Here's a long explanation

Protein is essential for humans...that means that we can't do without
it in our food and in our bodies, in part because of the nitrogen it
contains nitrogen is responsible for growth and repair of the cells and in part because
of the particular building blocks that make up protein. Protein is made
up of twenty different building blocks, called amino acids, arranged in
thousands and thousands of different ways. Every cell in the human body
contains protein as part of its structure (cell membrane and other
structures). It also serves to build strong stuctures in the body, as a
whole (bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments); it makes up the compounds
that your body used to make the biochemical reactions occur in your body,
called enzymes; it is found in your blood as parts of the red blood cells
(hemoglobin) and as carriers for other materials (transport proteins);
and it is part of the immune system (antibodies) that helps protect your
body from foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and toxic
substances. It also helps you digest your food.

thanks mixman for taking the time to explain , your reply definitely answers my question x

 

[Mixman]

I don't want to take the credit for the above. It is something I read, found it useful and bookmarked

 

[phatmomma]

Because it helps you heal and also food wise it keeps you fuller longer....