Unit 13 Nutrition - Protein

Protein is digested and broken down (catabolism)

to

• Fatty acids

• Glycogen

• Amino acid

• Lipids

Protein is used to

• Store fat in the body

• Insulate the body's vital organs

• Build and repair body tissue (anabolism)

• Maintain body temperature

Excess is transported to the _______to produce energy

• Pancreas

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Gall Bladder

Protein provides ______ of ‘energy’ per gram.

• 6Kcal

• 4kcal

• 8Kcal

• 10Kcal

Is excess protein stored as fat?

• No

• Yes

How many amino acids are there?

• 6

• 24

• 16

• 20

What are essential amino acids?

• The body cannot manufacture the essential amino acids, so they MUST be provided through diet

• We can only get them from whey protein

• The body creates essential amino acids itself

• They help to insulate your vital organs

How many essential amino acids are there?

• 8

• 6

• 12

• 20

How many none essential amino acids are there?

• 8

• 20

• 12

• 24

Biological Value (BV) refers to

• How well and how quickly your body can actually use the protein you consume

• How slow your body can actually use the protein you consume

• The percentage of protein we need to consume in a day

• The cheapest protein we can buy