HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Protein is the basic building material of all your body cells. Although protein does not supply energy to your body as quickly or easily as carbohydrates do, it can be used as an energy source. Protein is the basic building material of all your body cells. Your body needs a certain amount of fat to function properly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Proteins are the building blocks of life. Every cell in the human body contains protein. The basic structure of protein is a chain of amino acids. You need protein in your diet to help your body repair cells and make new ones.

Detailed explanation-3: -Proteins are relatively large organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. The elements are arranged in small molecules called amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

Detailed explanation-4: -The building blocks of proteins are amino acids, which are small organic molecules that consist of an alpha (central) carbon atom linked to an amino group, a carboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and a variable component called a side chain (see below).

Detailed explanation-5: -The body breaks down consumed protein into amino acids, and absorbs it. It is used to build muscles and organs, to make hormones and antibodies, to be stored as fat, and to be burned as energy.