Proteins and Amino Acids

Protein

Amino acids are building block of what?

Plant foods

Appropriate combinations of ______ can supply sufficient quanities of all the essential amino acids

Methionine

Excess consumption of ______ worsens the symptoms of schizophrenia, promotes hardening of the arteries, impairs fetal and infant development, and leads to nausea, vomiting, bad breath, and constipation.

Satiation

Fat is alsa factor in _____.

Deficiencies or diseases

Often, protein deficiency occurs with other _______ as well.

Amino Acids

Proteins are made up of what?

Non-essential amino acids

The body can produce _______.

Essential amino acids

The body cannot produce _______ or does not produce enough of them, so they must be provided through diets.

3

The fat content of ____ ounce portions or "lean meats"

Some of the essential amino acids. Grains contain incomlete protein and legumes contain incomplete protein. When combined, all essential amino acids are present.

What is the quality of incomplete proteins?

35

Adults can consume approximatley ____% (protein) of total calories.

21

Each portion of meat provides approximately ___ grams of protein.

Fat

Eating meat is okay but overconsumption of ____ is unhealthy.

9

Protein synthesis proceeds only when all ____ essential amino acids are available

Serves as a structural meterial in muscles, connective tissues, organs and hemoglobin. Serves as the basic component of enzymes, hormones, and other biologically important chemicals. Maintains and repairs protine containing tissues, and serves as an energy source.

What are the functions of protein?

Nausea, weakness, diarrhea, death after several weeks, rabbit fever.

What are the symptoms of getting too much protein?

Kwashiorkor and marasmus

What are the two diseases that are related to severe under-nutrition and include deficiencies of protein, calories, vitamins, and minerals

Proteins

What are used in all cells as enzymes and for structural components?

Contains all the essential amino acids in amounts to sustain protein formation. All meats contain complete proteins.

What is the quality of complete proteins?

Animal

_____ sources of protein supply complete proteins.

Kwashiorkor

______ is more serious and is accompanied by edema and many abnormal changes in the body metabolic processes.

Taste

We can eat meat for the ____ of a mix of fat and other tastes.

Fat

"Lean" meat contains protein but also contain _____.

Protein

Kwashiorkor is a _____ deficiency.

DNA

The organization of proteins is orchestrated by what?

Portion

The percentage of calories from fat is indicated for each _____.

Plant foods

Balance smaller meat portions with ______ low in fat.

Swelling in arms, legs, and stomach area; the swelling hides the devastating wasting that is taking place within their bodies.

Children suffering from a sever form of protein dificiency expierence what?

Kwashiorkor

Children with a predisposition toward abnormal liver and metabolic functions develop ______.

45

Consumption of approximately ____% (protein) considered too high.

Protein

High amounts of amino acids supplements may interfere with normal ____ production.

Amino Acid

High intake of ____ supplements can harm health.

By our bodies

How are the nonessential amino acids made?

Essential

If any _______ are lacking in our diet, we can't build proteins that we need,

Proteins

If some amino acids are missin the _____ can't be built completely.

Protein and Calories

Marasmus is a _______ deficiency.

Wester

Most of us get too much protein in our _____ diet.

Exercise

No amount of protein powders of amino acid supplements alone will build muscles. _____ and a good diet are needed to.

Muscle tissue

One of the cell types we associate with protein is _______.

Cellular structural components, enzymes, hormones (like insulin), and energy source

Protine can be used for energy but what other functions does it involve?

Essential

Some amino acids are "_____" (required in the diet)

Complete proteins

Some people don't get enough ______, particularly with vegetarian diets.

20

There are ____ amino acids total.

9

There are ____ essential amino acids.

11

There are _____ non-essential amino acids.

Marasmus

Those with normal metabolic adapation to starvation develop ______.

Upper Intake Levels (UL)

Tolerable ______ have not been etablished for protein.