PROTEIN

PROTEIN

by rob winter

​PROTEIN

​THE BUIDING BLOCKS OF THE BODY

​FOUND IN ANIMAL PRODUCTS

​AND SOME IN NUTS AND BEANS

​BEST PROTEIN IS WHITE MEAT , FISH AND PORK.

​GOOD SOURCES OF PROTEIN

​AMINO ACIDS the Building blocks of life

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• ​Amino acids are compsed of:

• ​NITROGEN

• ​CARBON

• ​OXYGEN

• ​HYDROGEN

• ​The body uses 20

• ​But 9 are essential

​ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS

• unlike non - essential amino acids , ​essential amino acids can't be made by the body and have to be obtained from your diet.

​BEST FOODS

• CHICKEN

• PORK

• FISH

• ​EGGS

• ​NUTS

​SOME FUNCTIONS

• TISSUE GROWTH

• ENERGY PRODUCTION

• ​IMMUNE FUNCTION

• ​NUTRIENT ABSORPTION

​SUPPLEMENTATION

• HELP IMPROVE MOOD​

• BOOST EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

• ​PREVENT MUSCLE LOSS

• ​PROMOTE WEIGHT LOSS